unisex name

Xuan

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 578

Xuan is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 71% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2019 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1985, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Xuan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

116
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Xuan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 11
1980s 116
1990s 58
2000s 30
2010s 52

How popular is Xuan?

In 2019, Xuan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Xuan is used

Canada #3,808 5 in 2018
England & Wales #5,452 4 in 2016
France #6,931 5 in 2016
United States #13,120 7 in 2019

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.

How Xuan is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Xuân Xuân is a rare spelling of Xuan, written with a circumflex and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Xuan

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

Parents who like Xuan also like

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

Sibling names for Xuan

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

Common questions about Xuan

How popular is the name Xuan?

In 2019, Xuan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Xuan is used for both girls and boys. About 71% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Xuan?

Xuan has 1 syllable.

When was Xuan most popular?

Xuan peaked in 1985, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.