Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Xia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,229 Trend ↓ Falling 17%
Rank 2025
#5,229
among girls · ↓89 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Xia · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
37 babies
All-time total
803
#8,696 all-time among girls
First recorded
1981
in Social Security records

Xia popularity over time

803 babies have been named Xia since 1981, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

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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1980s 108 11 – #3,400
1990s 120 12 +11% #4,867
2000s 145 15 +21% #5,895
2010s 251 25 +73% #4,000
2020s (to 2025) 179 30 +19% #4,162

Where Xia 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 24 0.02 outside top 500
2027 24 0.01 outside top 500
2028 24 0.01 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Xia

Xia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,229 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1981, 803 American babies have been named Xia. Its peak came in 2019, when 37 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Xia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Xia?

The median living Xia is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 28. An estimated 800 people named Xia are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Xia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 25 #5,229
2024 26 #5,140
2023 26 #5,120
2022 35 #4,197
2021 33 #4,322
2020 34 #4,162
2019 37 #4,000
2018 26 #5,143
2017 30 #4,690
2016 28 #4,984
2015 25 #5,449
2014 25 #5,446
2013 19 #6,715
2012 21 #6,326
2011 18 #7,102
2010 22 #6,173
2009 19 #7,050
2008 14 #8,946
2007 12 #10,107
2006 23 #5,895
2005 14 #8,312
2004 18 #6,759
2003 14 #7,978
2002 12 #8,821
2001 9 #10,992
2000 10 #9,849
1995 9 #9,530
1990 20 #4,867
1985 6 #10,655
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Famous people named Xia

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

  1. 1 Xia Gui Xia Gui Chinese painter (1195–1224) Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Xia?

The median living Xia is about 14 years old. Half of all living Xias are between 6 and 28 years old.

How many people named Xia are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Xia are alive in the United States, based on 803 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Xia in 2025?

Xia ranked #5,229 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Xia?

803 babies have been named Xia in the United States since 1981, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Xia most popular?

Xia peaked in 2019, when 37 newborns received the name.

Is Xia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Xia rising or falling?

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

Will Xia become more popular?

Xia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Xia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Xia?

Well-known people named Xia include Xia Gui (painter).

Names like Xia

Names that sound and feel close to Xia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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