Total births
11
Boys' name · since 1983
Xou
11 babies named Xou in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1983–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Xou is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Xou recorded 11 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1988.
- 11 total births
- 1983–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Xou since 1983, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 11
- total births
- 1983–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Xou was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
6 babies were named Xou in 1983 - its busiest year on record.
Xou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Xou's full recorded timeline at 1988, 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 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Xou at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1983
Xou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1988
- Peak year (1983)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Xou by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Xou's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Xou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Xou? ▼
Xou has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 6 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
When was Xou most popular? ▼
Xou was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Xou been used? ▼
Xou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 6 years of data through 1988.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1983–1988 (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. "Xou: Baby Name Since 1983 - 11 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/xou. 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 Xou 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 June 2026.