Xenna
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Meaning & Origin of Xenna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A unit prefix is a specifier or mnemonic that is added to the beginning of a unit of measurement to indicate multiples or fractions of the units. Units of various sizes are commonly formed by the use of such prefixes. The prefixes of the metric system, such as kilo and milli, represent multiplication by positive or negative powers of ten.
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The Story of Xenna
The earliest SSA record of Xenna as a baby girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Xenna — #12,425 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Xennas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 22 Xennas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Xenna
Xenna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Xenna's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #12,425. Use the chart and map above to compare Xenna'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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