Xenia
Xenia is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name.
Meaning & Origin of Xenia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xenia is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name.
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The Story of Xenia
Xenia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1894, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 75 Xenias were born — ranking #2,424 that year. As of 2026, Xenia ranks #2,855 for baby girls with 59 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 3K Xenias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Xenia
Xenia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Xenia's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,353. Use the chart and map above to compare Xenia'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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