Xue
Xue is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Xue
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xue 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 Xue
As a girl name
American parents first put Xue on the record books as a girl name in 1981, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 7 Xues were born — ranking #8,128 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Xues. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2000 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 29 Xues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Xue as a boy name dates back to 1983, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Xue — #5,003 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Xues. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 110 Xues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Xue
Xue is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 110 births in the dataset. Xue's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #5,003. Use the chart and map above to compare Xue'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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