US rank #1297 Girls' name Peak 1996 3,331 births

Xena — #1297 US girls' name

3,331 babies named Xena in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s9242000s3502010s9902020s1067
#1297
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Xena was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

279 babies were named Xena in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xena

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,331 babies named Xena between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xena currently holds the #1297 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 279 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xena performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,067 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Xena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 496 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Xena in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,331 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Xena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,331

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

1996

279 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,297

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Xena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
279
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Xena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,067 births that decade — 32% of Xena's all-time total
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Xena by state

Where Xena concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Xena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
496 14.9%
#2 Texas
384 11.5%
#3 New York
213 6.4%
#4 Florida
179 5.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
81 2.4%
#6 Arizona
79 2.4%
#7 Georgia
60 1.8%
#8 Illinois
60 1.8%
California share of Xena's total US births 14.9%
Even split

496 of 3,331 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Xena appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xena?
3,331 babies have been named Xena since 1992. It currently ranks #1297 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 279 births.
When was Xena most popular?
Xena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,067 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Xena most popular?
The top states for the name Xena are California (496 births), Texas (384 births), New York (213 births).
How long has the name Xena been used?
Xena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Xena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xenia, Xenovia, Xendaya, Xenna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.