Xia
Xia is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 夏 in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsia in Wade–Giles, and Ha in Cantonese. Xia is the 154th surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 66th most common Chinese surname, shared by 3.7 million people.
Meaning & Origin of Xia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xia is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 夏 in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsia in Wade–Giles, and Ha in Cantonese. Xia is the 154th surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 66th most common Chinese surname, shared by 3.7 million people.
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The Story of Xia
Xia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 37 Xias were born — ranking #3,921 that year. As of 2026, Xia ranks #5,348 for baby girls with 24 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 828 Xias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Xia
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- Xia Zhengshu ( 夏征舒 ; died 598 BC), Minister of the State of Chen who killed Duke Ling of Chen and usurped the throne
- Consort Xia ( 夏姬 ; died 240 BC), mother of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and grandmother of Qin Shi Huang
- Empress Dowager Xia (6th century), mother of Emperor Jing of Liang
- Xia Luqi (882–930), Later Tang general
- Xia Song ( 夏竦 ; 985–1051), Song dynasty general, Duke of Ying
- Empress Xia (Song dynasty) (died 1167), wife of Emperor Xiaozong of Song
- Xia Gui (fl. 1195–1224), Song dynasty painter
- Xia Yuanji (1366–1430), Ming dynasty government minister
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About the name Xia
Xia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 828 births in the dataset. Xia's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,330. Use the chart and map above to compare Xia'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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