Unisex name · since 1984
Xiao
Xiao has 65 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
65 girls have been named Xiao since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xiao has been recorded 65 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1984 to 2006.
- #32,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 65 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xiao ranks #32,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Xiao's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Xiao's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xiao splits its recorded history at 1999: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xiao popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2006
- Peak year (1993)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Xiao popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1994 (Xiao as boys' name)
Xiao by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Xiao's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Xiao births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (54% of all-time use).
Xiao by state
Where Xiao concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 36.9% |
24 of 65 births nationwide.
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- Xiao's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2000s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Xiaos (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Xiao: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1984–2006 (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 Xiao 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.