unisex name

Xin

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 925

Northern Ireland

#468

2011 births

Xin is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 89% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2011, when 44 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 131,735 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2001.

Xin over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s 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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'00 '10 '20
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Births named Xin by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 161
2010s 165
2020s (to 2025) 9

How popular is Xin?

In 2025, Xin was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Xin is used

Northern Ireland #468 3 in 2011
Ireland #776 4 in 2015
Scotland #839 3 in 2015
Canada #2,666 7 in 2019
France #3,691 5 in 2000
England & Wales #5,204 4 in 2025
United States #15,296 5 in 2023

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.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Xin

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

Parents who like Xin also like

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

Sibling names for Xin

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

Common questions about Xin

How popular is the name Xin?

In 2025, Xin was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

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

Xin is used for both girls and boys. About 89% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Xin most popular?

Xin peaked in 2011, when 44 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Xin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Xin currently ranks #5,204 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.