Ximena
Ximena is the female version of the given name Jimeno or Ximeno, a Spanish or Basque name of unknown meaning that has been in use since the Middle Ages. It has been associated with the Basque Semen. It has come to be viewed as a form of the name Simone, though their origins are distinct. The French rendering of the name is Chimène.
Meaning & Origin of Ximena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ximena is the female version of the given name Jimeno or Ximeno, a Spanish or Basque name of unknown meaning that has been in use since the Middle Ages. It has been associated with the Basque Semen. It has come to be viewed as a form of the name Simone, though their origins are distinct. The French rendering of the name is Chimène.
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The Story of Ximena
Ximena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 2,680 Ximenas were born — ranking #119 that year. As of 2026, Ximena ranks #180 for baby girls with 1,700 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 41K Ximenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Ximena
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- Ximena Bellido (born 1966), Peruvian badminton player
- Ximena García Lecuona , Mexican-American screenwriter
- Ximena Huilipán (born 1986), Chilean-Mapuche model and actress
- Ximena Londoño (born 1958), Colombian botanist
- Ximena McGlashan (1893–1986), American entomologist
- Ximena Navarrete (born 1988), Mexican model, Miss Universe 2010
- Ximena Sariñana (born 1985), Mexican singer and actress
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About the name Ximena
Ximena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 41K births in the dataset. Ximena's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #118. Use the chart and map above to compare Ximena'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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