US rank #3320 Girls' name Peak 2022 2,878 births

Xenia — #3320 US girls' name

2,878 babies named Xenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3320
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Xenia was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

75 babies were named Xenia in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,878 babies named Xenia between 1894 and 2024, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xenia currently holds the #3320 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xenia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 608 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Xenia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 503 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Xenia in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xenia 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 2,878 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.

Xenia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,878

Since 1894

131 years of records

Peak year

2022

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,320

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1894

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2024

Xenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1894

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
75
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
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Xenia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
608 births that decade — 21% of Xenia's all-time total
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Xenia by state

Where Xenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Xenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
503 17.5%
#2 Texas
261 9.1%
#3 New York
208 7.2%
#4 Arizona
35 1.2%
#5 Florida
32 1.1%
#6 Illinois
14 0.5%
#7 North Carolina
6 0.2%
California share of Xenia's total US births 17.5%
Even split

503 of 2,878 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xenia?
2,878 babies have been named Xenia since 1894. It currently ranks #3320 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 75 births.
When was Xenia most popular?
Xenia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 608 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Xenia most popular?
The top states for the name Xenia are California (503 births), Texas (261 births), New York (208 births).
How long has the name Xenia been used?
Xenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 131 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Xenia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xena, Xenovia, Xendaya, Xenna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1894–2024 (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.