Xian*
#7,612 most common boys' name of all time · #19,148 across all names · 81% male / 19% female · used 1997–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#7,612
Rank overall
#19,148 of 105,966
First appeared
1997
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
463
Since 2016
169
Peak year
2023 #4,186
Best rank
#4,186 2023
Girls
Boys
peak 26/yr
Xian first appears in 1997. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,139 |
| 2024 | — | 15 | 15 | #6,079 |
| 2023 | — | 26 | 26 | #4,186 |
| 2022 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,682 |
| 2021 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,941 |
| 2020 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,981 |
| 2019 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,754 |
| 2018 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,699 |
| 2017 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,538 |
| 2016 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,435 |
| 2015 | 6 | 14 | 20 | #6,229 |
| 2014 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,906 |
| 2013 | 6 | 17 | 23 | #5,340 |
| 2012 | 5 | 18 | 23 | #5,203 |
| 2011 | 9 | 10 | 19 | #7,880 |
| 2010 | 7 | 17 | 24 | #5,434 |
| 2009 | 8 | 11 | 19 | #7,551 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | 16 | #9,606 |
| 2007 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,529 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 | 16 | #7,305 |
| 2005 | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,644 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10 | 16 | #7,154 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,841 |
| 2001 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,992 |
| 2000 | 6 | 16 | 22 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #7,805 |
| 1998 | 9 | 12 | 21 | #5,464 |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,258 |