Girls' name · since 1894

Xenia

Xenia has 2,937 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,645 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,901 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,937
born since 1894
1990s
peak decade

2,937 babies have been named Xenia since 1894, making it today's #2901 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xenia has been recorded 2,937 times among girls since 1894, currently ranked #2901 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, 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 1894 to 2025.

  • #3,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,901 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,937 born since 1894
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xenia ranks #3,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,901 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,937 born since 1894, peaking in the 1990s.

#3,645 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,901 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,937
born since 1894
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%83.2%
Xenia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Xenia's 2,937 recorded births place it above 94.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Xenia compares

2,937 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Xenia's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Xenia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,937 376 567,345
Peak-year births 76 21 19,840

Xenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Xenia splits its recorded history at 1974: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Xenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
76
Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
020406080 189419231941196119741987200020132025 58

Xenia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (608 births, 21% of the file).

1990s was Xenia's strongest decade.

608 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Xenia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 608 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Xenia compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Xenia's total volume

Xenia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -41, 9.1%-92, 5.1%-146, 3%-44, 10.4%-48, 8.5%-34, 9.1%-42, 5.8%-59, 5.2%-142, 2.4%-131, 2.1%-112, 11.3%-84, 9.1%-115, 2.6%-55, 3.4%-131, 2.1%Xenia-132, 2.6%Xenia
Xenia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
513 17.5%
#2 Texas
266 9.1%
#3 New York
208 7.1%
#4 Arizona
35 1.2%
#5 Florida
33 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

513 of 2,937 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xenia? ▼
2,937 babies have been named Xenia since 1894. All-time, it sits at #3,645 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,901 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 76 births.
Where does Xenia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xenia ranks #3,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,901 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Xenia most popular? ▼
Xenia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 608 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Xenia most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Xenia are California (513 births), Texas (266 births), New York (208 births).
How long has the name Xenia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Xenia since 1894 -- 132 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Xenia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xena, Xenovia, Xendaya, Xeniyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Xenia's data

  • Xenia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (608 total births) through the 2020s (363) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Xenias (513 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.

Keep exploring Xenia

Nearby Names Like Xenia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Xenia

Xena Girl
#1271 3,513 births
Xenovia Girl
#10798 114 births
Xendaya Girl
35 births
Xeniyah Girl
#10763 24 births
Xenna Girl
22 births

Compare Xenia side by side: Xenia vs Xena Xenia vs Xenovia Xenia vs Xendaya

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Xenia

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Anastacia #2902
5,114 births · Peak 2003
Christiana #2899
10,938 births · Peak 1996
Vanna #2903
2,009 births · Peak 1986
Zaida #2898
3,929 births · Peak 2011
Stephany #2904
15,171 births · Peak 1990
Rosanna #2897
14,636 births · Peak 1982
Alaska #2905
1,293 births · Peak 2020

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Xenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1894–2025 (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 Xenia 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.