Boys' name · since 1981
Xeng
137 babies named Xeng in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Xeng sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 137 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xeng has been recorded 137 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2001.
- #15,390 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 137 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xeng ranks #15,390 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,390 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Xeng's 137 recorded births place it above 66.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Xeng's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xeng splits its recorded history at 1990: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xeng popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2001
- Peak year (1990)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Xeng by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (76 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Xeng's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Xeng births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 76 births (55% of all-time use).
Xeng by state
Where Xeng concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 13.1% |
18 of 137 births nationwide.
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- Xeng's decade-level peak was the 1990s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Xengs (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Xeng: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Xeng draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.