Xavia
Chania, also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion.
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Meaning & Origin of Xavia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chania, also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Xavia
The earliest SSA record of Xavia as a baby girl name dates back to 1982, when 7 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 65 newborns named Xavia — #2,674 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Xavia on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Xavia ranks #2,763 for baby girls with 62 births, rising sharply (+208% over the past five years). All told, over 858 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Xavia
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About the name Xavia
Xavia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 858 births in the dataset. Xavia's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,674. Use the chart and map above to compare Xavia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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