boy's name

Xiang

  • Origin Chinese
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 60

Xiang is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2016 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Xiang is a name of Chinese origin.
  • Peaked in 2003, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2001.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Xiang over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

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Births named Xiang by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 23
2010s (to 2016) 10

How popular is Xiang?

In 2016, Xiang was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Xiang is used

Canada #1,846 6 in 1996
England & Wales #5,496 3 in 2013
United States #13,135 5 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Xiang

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Xiang also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Xiang over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Xiang

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Xiang — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Xiang

How popular is the name Xiang?

In 2016, Xiang was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Xiang a girl's or a boy's name?

Xiang is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Xiang?

Xiang has 2 syllables.

When was Xiang most popular?

Xiang peaked in 2003, when 7 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.