Total births
33
Boys' name · since 2001
Xiang
Xiang has 33 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 33
- total births
- 2001–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
33 boys have been named Xiang since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Xiang has 33 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2016.
- 33 total births
- 2001–2016 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 70% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
33 boys have been named Xiang since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.
- 33
- total births
- 2001–2016
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 70%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
70% of everyone ever named Xiang was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
7 babies were named Xiang in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Xiang's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Xiang's full recorded timeline at 2008, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Xiang at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Xiang popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2016
- Peak year (2003)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Xiang by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Xiang's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Xiang births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (70% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Xiang? ▼
Xiang has been given to 33 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 7 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Xiang most popular? ▼
Xiang was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Xiang been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Xiang since 2001 -- 16 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Xiang? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xian, Xiaire, Xiao, Xiaver. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Xiang's data
- Xiang's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Xiang
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Xiang: Baby Name Since 2001 - 33 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/xiang. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Xiang 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 July 2026.