Recorded 1999–2023 Unisex name Peak 2005 210 births

Xin — unisex name

210 babies named Xin in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1432010s482020s13
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Xin was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

20 babies were named Xin in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xin

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Xin between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 20 babies received it in a single year. Xin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 31 additional births since 2002.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Xin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Xin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xin 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 210 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.

Xin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

210

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2005

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Xin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
20
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 2023201820122008200520021999 6

Xin popularity over time — boys

31 total births recorded since 2002 (Xin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 31 births
456789 20122007200420032002 6

Xin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
143 births that decade — 68% of Xin's all-time total
1990s62000s1432010s482020s13

Xin by state

Where Xin concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Xin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
95 45.2%
New York share of Xin's total US births 45.2%

95 of 210 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xin?
210 babies have been named Xin since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 20 births.
When was Xin most popular?
Xin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Xin most popular?
The top states for the name Xin are New York (95 births).
Is Xin a unisex name?
Yes, Xin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 210 births, and as a boy's name it has 31 births.
How long has the name Xin been used?
Xin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Xin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xinyi, Xinyue, Xina, Xinyu, 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, 1999–2023 (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.