Recorded 1983–1998 Unisex name Peak 1993 110 births

Xue — boys' name

110 babies named Xue in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s501990s60
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Xue was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Xue in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xue

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Xue between 1983 and 1998, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Xue currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Xue is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 29 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xue performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Xue shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Xue in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xue 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 110 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.

Xue at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

110

Since 1983

16 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1983

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1998

Xue popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1983

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 19981996199319911989198719851983 5

Xue popularity over time — girls

29 total births recorded since 1981 (Xue as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 29 births
4.555.566.577.5 20001992199119891981 7

Xue by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
60 births that decade — 55% of Xue's all-time total
1980s501990s60

Xue by state

Where Xue concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Xue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 19.1%
#2 Wisconsin
6 5.5%
California share of Xue's total US births 19.1%
Even split

21 of 110 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xue?
110 babies have been named Xue since 1983. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Xue most popular?
Xue was most popular in the 1990s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Xue most popular?
The top states for the name Xue are California (21 births), Wisconsin (6 births).
Is Xue a unisex name?
Yes, Xue is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 110 births, and as a girl's name it has 29 births.
How long has the name Xue been used?
Xue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 16 years of data through 1998.

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, 1983–1998 (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.