Xena
Xena was the 1270th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 177 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 758th with 279 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 808 places. More babies were named Xena in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,270 girls, down 141 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 177girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1996279 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,513babies recorded
Xena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,270 | 177 |
| 2020 | #1,129 | 214 |
| 2010 | #4,391 | 34 |
| 2000 | #2,157 | 75 |
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How popular is Xena, counting every spelling?
Xena is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,204 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,270 for Xena on its own. Together these spellings went to 177 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xena | 177 | #1,270 | 1,034 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Xena?
177 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Xena (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Xena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Xena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Xena?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Xena are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 27. That makes Xena a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Xena by state
How common Xena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.8×), Missouri (1.7×), California (1.5×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Xena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Xena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Xena
How popular is the name Xena?
Xena was the 1270th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 177 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 758th with 279 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 808 places. More babies were named Xena in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Xena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Xena in the US.
Where is Xena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Xena was most common in Arizona (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Missouri.