Xinyi
Xinyi is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Xinyi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xinyi 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 Xinyi
Xinyi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 13 Xinyis were born — ranking #8,443 that year. As of 2026, Xinyi ranks #8,940 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 152 Xinyis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Xinyi
Xinyi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 152 births in the dataset. Xinyi's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #8,145. Use the chart and map above to compare Xinyi'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.