Ximen
Ximen is a Chinese compound surname. Ximen literally means "west gate", the origination story says that there was a noble family in Zheng or Qi state live near the west gate, so the descendants took Ximen as their family name. As compound surnames are rare in China, some Ximen families have changed their name to the single surname Xi(西).
Meaning & Origin of Ximen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ximen is a Chinese compound surname. Ximen literally means "west gate", the origination story says that there was a noble family in Zheng or Qi state live near the west gate, so the descendants took Ximen as their family name. As compound surnames are rare in China, some Ximen families have changed their name to the single surname Xi(西).
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The Story of Ximen
Ximen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2024, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 5 Ximens were born — ranking #12,301 that year. As of 2026, Ximen ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Ximens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ximen
Ximen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2024 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Ximen's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #12,301. Use the chart and map above to compare Ximen'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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