Unisex name · since 1983
Xue
Xue has 110 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 110
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Xue sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 110 recorded since 1983.
Xue has 110 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1998.
- #16,829 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 110 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xue ranks #16,829 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 110
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Xue's 110 recorded births place it above 62.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Xue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Xue's full recorded timeline at 1990, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Xue popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1998
- Peak year (1993)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Xue popularity over time - girls
29 total births recorded since 1981 (Xue as girls' name)
Xue by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (60 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Xue's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Xue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 60 births (55% of all-time use).
Xue by state
Where Xue concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 19.1% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 5.5% |
21 of 110 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Xues (21 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Xue: 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 (~15 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, 1983–1998 (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 Xue 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.