girl's name
Xenia
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,651
Xenia is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Xenia is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 76 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 57,162 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1894.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Xenia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 |
| 1910s | 69 |
| 1920s | 55 |
| 1930s | 46 |
| 1940s | 34 |
| 1950s | 51 |
| 1960s | 94 |
| 1970s | 196 |
| 1980s | 369 |
| 1990s | 608 |
| 2000s | 481 |
| 2010s | 555 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 363 |
How popular is Xenia?
In 2025, Xenia was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Xenia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Xenia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Xénia | Xénia is a rare spelling of Xenia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Xenia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Xenia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Xenia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Xenia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Xenia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Xenia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Xenia
How popular is the name Xenia?
In 2025, Xenia was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Xenia a girl's or a boy's name?
Xenia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Xenia?
Xenia has 3 syllables.
When was Xenia most popular?
Xenia peaked in 2023, when 76 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Xenia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Xenia currently ranks #1,874 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.