Xin
Xin is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Xin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xin is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Xin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Xin as a girl name dates back to 1999, when 6 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Xin — #5,998 in the national rankings. About 68% of every Xin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Xin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 210 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Xin as a boy name dates back to 2002, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Xin — #8,915 in the national rankings. About 77% of every Xin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Xin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 31 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Xin
Xin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 210 births in the dataset. Xin's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #5,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Xin'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.