girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Ximena

Meaning A female given name from Spanish or Basque Gender Girl Rank 2025 #183 Trend ↓ Falling 20%

A female given name from Spanish or Basque.

Rank 2025
#183
among girls · ↓9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,686
named Ximena · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 953
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
2,686 babies
All-time total
39,669
#692 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Ximena popularity over time

39,669 babies have been named Ximena since 1966, 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
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 5 – 5 1 – #7,605
1970s 56 – 56 6 +1020% #4,759
1980s 89 – 89 9 +59% #4,652
1990s 385 – 385 39 +333% #2,016
2000s 6,801 – 6,801 680 +1666% #313
2010s 21,026 13 21,039 2,104 +209% #118
2020s (to 2025) 11,294 – 11,294 1,882 -11% #130

Where Ximena 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 1,622 1.01 #193
2027 1,570 0.98 #198
2028 1,526 0.95 #200
2029 1,491 0.93 #204
2030 1,461 0.91 #208

Where Ximena is most popular

Girls named Ximena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.14 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ximena born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 124 5.10 +347%
Nevada 154 3.32 +191%
Arizona 444 3.16 +177%
California 2,531 3.01 +164%
Texas 2,346 2.92 +156%
Colorado 266 2.38 +109%
Oregon 126 1.94 +70%
Kansas 109 1.89 +66%
Illinois 413 1.80 +58%
Nebraska 62 1.72 +51%
Idaho 56 1.67 +47%
Oklahoma 118 1.60 +41%
Washington 225 1.56 +37%
Utah 101 1.21 +6%
Arkansas 58 1.10 ≈ national
North Carolina 245 1.08 -6%
Iowa 61 1.04 -9%
Georgia 234 1.03 -10%
Wisconsin 98 0.951 -17%
Indiana 113 0.805 -29%
Maryland 73 0.689 -40%
Minnesota 70 0.649 -43%
Florida 253 0.591 -48%
Tennessee 89 0.562 -51%
Virginia 95 0.557 -51%
South Carolina 47 0.523 -54%
Alabama 46 0.490 -57%
Missouri 59 0.490 -57%
New Jersey 81 0.449 -61%
Delaware 5 0.441 -61%
New York 173 0.437 -62%
Michigan 67 0.368 -68%
Ohio 66 0.278 -76%
Pennsylvania 61 0.258 -77%
Kentucky 22 0.257 -77%
Mississippi 11 0.235 -79%
Massachusetts 27 0.223 -80%
Louisiana 18 0.206 -82%
Connecticut 7 0.120 -89%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ximena

Ximena is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #183 in 2025 with 1,686 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 39,669 American babies have been named Ximena. Its peak came in 2016, when 2,686 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 Ximena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ximena?

The median living Ximena is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 14. An estimated 39 thousand people named Ximena are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Ximena year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,686 #183 – –
2024 1,750 #174 – –
2023 1,812 #158 – –
2022 2,009 #144 – –
2021 2,000 #138 – –
2020 2,037 #130 – –
2019 2,187 #129 – –
2018 2,571 #118 – –
2017 2,547 #121 – –
2016 2,680 #120 6 #12,115
2015 2,602 #125 – –
2014 2,341 #143 7 #10,656
2013 1,960 #162 – –
2012 1,463 #216 – –
2011 1,465 #216 – –
2010 1,210 #274 – –
2009 1,052 #313 – –
2008 1,012 #333 – –
2007 885 #370 – –
2006 815 #392 – –
2005 891 #353 – –
2004 770 #397 – –
2003 564 #509 – –
2002 424 #604 – –
2001 263 #873 – –
2000 125 #1,480 – –
1995 43 #2,844 – –
1990 22 #4,520 – –
1985 7 #9,291 – –
1980 5 #12,128 – –
1975 6 #9,050 – –
1970 12 #4,759 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ximena

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

  1. 1 Ximena Navarrete Ximena Navarrete Mexican model (born 1988) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ximena Sariñana Ximena Sariñana Mexican singer-songwriter and actress b. 1985 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Ximena Duque Colombian actress and model and a star b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ximena?

The median living Ximena is about 9 years old. Half of all living Ximenas are between 5 and 14 years old.

How many people named Ximena are alive today?

An estimated 39 thousand people named Ximena are alive in the United States, based on 39,669 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ximena mean?

A female given name from Spanish or Basque.

How popular is the name Ximena in 2025?

Ximena ranked #183 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,686 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ximena?

39,669 babies have been named Ximena in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ximena most popular?

Ximena peaked in 2016, when 2,686 newborns received the name.

Is Ximena a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ximena rising or falling?

Ximena is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ximena become more popular?

Ximena is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,461 girls named Ximena in 2030, which would rank around #208. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ximena?

Well-known people named Ximena include Ximena Navarrete (celebrity), Ximena Sariñana (actor), Ximena Duque (actor).

Names like Ximena

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