Xenia
Xenia is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name.
- Greek
- Spanish
- Ancient Greek
- Catalan
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
- Spanish
- Ancient Greek
- Catalan
The Story of Xenia
The earliest SSA record of Xenia as a baby girl name dates back to 1894, when 6 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 75 newborns named Xenia — #2,424 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Xenia on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Xenia ranks #2,855 for baby girls with 59 births, gradually rising (+12%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to 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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