Recorded 1981–2001 Boys' name Peak 1990 137 births

Xeng — boys' name

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.

1980s561990s762000s5
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Xeng was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Xeng in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xeng

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Xeng between 1981 and 2001, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Xeng currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xeng performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Xeng shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Xeng in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xeng 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 137 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.

Xeng at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

137

Since 1981

21 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1981

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2001

Xeng popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1981

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2001199619931990198719841981 5

Xeng by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
76 births that decade — 55% of Xeng's all-time total
1980s561990s762000s5

Xeng by state

Where Xeng concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Xeng
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 13.1%
California share of Xeng's total US births 13.1%

18 of 137 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xeng?
137 babies have been named Xeng since 1981. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Xeng most popular?
Xeng was most popular in the 1990s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Xeng most popular?
The top states for the name Xeng are California (18 births).
How long has the name Xeng been used?
Xeng has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 21 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Xeng?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xen, Xeno, Xenophon, Xenos, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2001 (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.