Xiomara
Xiomara was the 463rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 665 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 402nd with 765 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 682 places. More babies were named Xiomara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it see-oh-MAR-uh /sioʊˈmɑrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #463 girls, up 146 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 665girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023765 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,239babies recorded
What does the name Xiomara mean?
Xiomara is a Spanish girl's name, used in Latin America and among Latino families in the US. It has no entry in Wiktionary's given-name data. It is often said to come from the Visigothic name Guiomar, or to mean "ready for battle", but these claims are not documented in the sources consulted, so its origin is treated as unknown.
How sure is this? Not documented. Origin undocumented; the Guiomar link is a common claim only.
Other explanations you may read: from Germanic, 'ready for battle'.
Related names: Guiomar, Yomara.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Nicknames for Xiomara
The usual nicknames for Xiomara are Xio.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xio | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Xiomaras go by each one.
Xiomara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #463 | 665 |
| 2020 | #609 | 479 |
| 2010 | #985 | 258 |
| 2000 | #1,097 | 188 |
| 1990 | #1,203 | 142 |
| 1980 | #1,676 | 69 |
| 1970 | #2,704 | 27 |
| 1960 | #3,511 | 14 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Xiomara, counting every spelling?
Xiomara has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #477 for girls in 2025, against #463 on the official list, because Jazlyn/Jazlynn/Jazzlyn and Arlette/Arlet/Arlett and Camryn/Kamryn/Kamrynn move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Xiomara?
665 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Xiomara (0.18 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Xiomara 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 13 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Xiomara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Xiomara?
About 12,100 people born in the US named Xiomara are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 5 and 26. That makes Xiomara mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Xiomara by state
How common Xiomara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (7.2×), Arizona (2.9×), Nevada (2.8×), Colorado (2.3×), Texas (2.2×). In 17 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 Xiomara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Xiomara, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Xiomara · Sibling names for Xiomara
Questions about the name Xiomara
How popular is the name Xiomara?
Xiomara was the 463rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 665 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 402nd with 765 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 682 places. More babies were named Xiomara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Xiomara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Xiomara in the US.
Where is Xiomara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Xiomara was most common in New Mexico (2.96 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Nevada.