Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Xara

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,773 Trend ↑ Rising 56%
Rank 2025
#3,773
among girls · ↑516 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Xara · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
40 babies
All-time total
430
#12,960 all-time among girls
First recorded
2004
in Social Security records

Xara popularity over time

430 babies have been named Xara since 2004, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 63 6 – #5,533
2010s 163 16 +159% #4,802
2020s (to 2025) 204 34 +109% #3,773

Where Xara is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 43 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 48 0.03 outside top 500
2029 50 0.03 outside top 500
2030 52 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Xara

Xara is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,773 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2004, 430 American babies have been named Xara. Its peak came in 2025, when 40 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Xara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Xara?

The median living Xara is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 11. An estimated 400 people named Xara are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Xara year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 40 #3,773
2024 34 #4,289
2023 38 #3,981
2022 36 #4,105
2021 34 #4,237
2020 22 #5,661
2019 27 #5,036
2018 25 #5,306
2017 29 #4,802
2016 19 #6,650
2015 12 #9,461
2014 7 #14,495
2013 7 #14,524
2012 14 #8,605
2011 10 #11,155
2010 13 #9,201
2009 26 #5,533
2008 15 #8,505
2007 5 #20,438
2006 6 #17,048
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Xara, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Xara?

The median living Xara is about 6 years old. Half of all living Xaras are between 2 and 11 years old.

How many people named Xara are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Xara are alive in the United States, based on 430 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Xara in 2025?

Xara ranked #3,773 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Xara?

430 babies have been named Xara in the United States since 2004, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Xara most popular?

Xara peaked in 2025, when 40 newborns received the name.

Is Xara a boy or girl name?

Xara is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Xara rising or falling?

Xara is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Xara become more popular?

Xara is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 52 girls named Xara in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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