Girls' name · since 1966
Ximena
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 39,656 babies named Ximena, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,656
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ximena is the #183 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 39,656 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Ximena recorded 39,656 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #183 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #692 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #183 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 39,656 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ximena ranks #692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #183 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 39,656 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,656
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ximena's 39,656 recorded births place it above 99.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ximena compares
39,656 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Ximena's all-time total is 105x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ximena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 39,656 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,680 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ximena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ximena splits its recorded history at 1999: 99% of all births land in the more recent half, 1% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 2,680 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ximena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 2,680
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Ximena popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2014 (Ximena as boys' name)
Ximena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (21,026 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Ximena's strongest decade.
21,026 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ximena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 385
1990s
385 births
- 2000s 6,801
2000s
6,801 births
- 2010s
2010s
21,026 births
- 2020s
2020s
11,294 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 21,026 births (53% of all-time use).
How Ximena 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 Ximena's total volume
Ximena by state
Where Ximena concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11,168 | 28.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11,050 | 27.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 2,074 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,974 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 1,017 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 907 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 891 | 2.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 849 | 2.1% |
11,168 of 39,656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Ximena appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ximena's data
- Ximena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (21,026 total births) through the 2020s (11,294) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ximenas (11,168 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.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ximena
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ximena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Ximena 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.