unisex name

Xue

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 176

Xue is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 38% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2000 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1989, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1981.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Xue over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2000, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00
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Births named Xue by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 63
1990s 70
2000s (to 2000) 6

How popular is Xue?

In 2000, Xue was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Xue is used

Canada #3,343 5 in 2009
England & Wales #6,339 3 in 2010
United States #13,267 6 in 2000

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 Xue

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

Parents who like Xue also like

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

Sibling names for Xue

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

Common questions about Xue

How popular is the name Xue?

In 2000, Xue was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Xue is used for both girls and boys. About 38% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Xue?

Xue has 1 syllable.

When was Xue most popular?

Xue peaked in 1989, when 16 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.