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Xenia

Meaning hospitable Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,931 Trend → Stable

From the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Latin Xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”).

Rank 2025
#2,931
among girls · ↑460 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
58
named Xenia · +23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,712
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
76 babies
All-time total
2,937
#3,645 all-time among girls
First recorded
1894
in Social Security records

Xenia popularity over time

2,937 babies have been named Xenia since 1894, 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
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s 16 2 – #1,482
1900s – – – –
1910s 69 7 – #2,629
1920s 55 6 -20% #2,917
1930s 46 5 -16% #2,549
1940s 34 3 -26% #4,953
1950s 51 5 +50% #3,548
1960s 94 9 +84% #3,454
1970s 196 20 +109% #2,628
1980s 369 37 +88% #1,932
1990s 608 61 +65% #1,992
2000s 481 48 -21% #2,847
2010s 555 56 +15% #2,482
2020s (to 2025) 363 61 +9% #2,394

Where Xenia 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 58 0.04 outside top 500
2027 59 0.04 outside top 500
2028 59 0.04 outside top 500
2029 59 0.04 outside top 500
2030 60 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Xenia

Xenia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,931 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1894, 2,937 American babies have been named Xenia. Its peak came in 2023, when 76 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 Xenia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Xenia?

The median living Xenia is about 25 years old; half are between 11 and 36. An estimated 2,700 people named Xenia are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

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

Xenia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 58 #2,931
2024 47 #3,391
2023 76 #2,394
2022 75 #2,444
2021 53 #3,109
2020 54 #3,013
2019 67 #2,631
2018 54 #3,049
2017 53 #3,088
2016 54 #3,096
2015 61 #2,887
2014 35 #4,263
2013 57 #2,971
2012 53 #3,166
2011 74 #2,482
2010 47 #3,468
2009 45 #3,616
2008 44 #3,707
2007 45 #3,651
2006 59 #2,938
2005 50 #3,167
2004 57 #2,847
2003 42 #3,469
2002 51 #2,934
2001 39 #3,484
2000 49 #2,937
1995 62 #2,187
1990 68 #2,010
1985 39 #2,543
1980 23 #3,607
1975 18 #3,770
1970 16 #3,867
1965 7 #5,808
1960 8 #5,165
1955 7 #5,198
1950 9 #3,961
1945 5 #5,231
1940 – –
1935 5 #4,884
1930 13 #2,549
1925 5 #5,762
1920 5 #5,754
1915 8 #3,430
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 5 #1,806
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Xenia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Xenia of Saint Petersburg Xenia of Saint Petersburg Russian saint 1719–1803 · 18th century
  2. 2 Xenia Tchoumitcheva Xenia Tchoumitcheva Russian-Swiss fashion influencer and entrepreneur (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Xenia Stad-de Jong Xenia Stad-de Jong Dutch sprinter 1922–2012 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Xenia?

The median living Xenia is about 25 years old. Half of all living Xenias are between 11 and 36 years old.

How many people named Xenia are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Xenia are alive in the United States, based on 2,937 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Xenia mean?

From the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Latin Xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”).

How popular is the name Xenia in 2025?

Xenia ranked #2,931 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Xenia?

2,937 babies have been named Xenia in the United States since 1894, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Xenia most popular?

Xenia peaked in 2023, when 76 newborns received the name.

Is Xenia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Xenia rising or falling?

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

Will Xenia become more popular?

Xenia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 60 girls named Xenia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Xenia?

Well-known people named Xenia include Xenia of Saint Petersburg (religious figure), Xenia Tchoumitcheva (model), Xenia Stad-de Jong (athlete).

Names like Xenia

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