Xee
Of Korean origin, an exceedingly rare variant of the name "Xi".
Name Census estimates that about 112 living Americans carry the first name Xee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Xee today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Xee births was 1991 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Xee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
112
~ 1 in 3,060,307 Americans
Peak year
1991
15 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
1997 SSA rank
#16,085
Tracked since 1980
Census
Xee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 522 people with the first name Xee, which placed it at #19,970 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,970
National first-name rank
People counted
522
522 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
98.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Xee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Xee is Asian/Pacific Islander at 98.3%. The next largest groups are White (0.8%) and Black (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Xee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Xee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander98.3% · 513
- White0.8% · 4
- Black or African American0.4% · 2
- Two or more races0.4% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.2% · 1
Popularity
Xee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Xee from the 1980s through to the 1990s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 69 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Xee remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Xee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Xee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Xees live
Origin
Meaning and history of Xee
The name Xee has its origins in the ancient Sumerian civilization of Mesopotamia, one of the earliest known civilizations dating back to around 3500 BCE. It is believed to be derived from the Sumerian word "xee-e," which translates to "radiant" or "shining," suggesting a connection to the sun or celestial bodies.
The earliest known reference to the name Xee can be found in cuneiform inscriptions on clay tablets from the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, located in present-day Iraq. These inscriptions date back to approximately 2600 BCE and record the name as belonging to a high-ranking priest or official in the temple of the moon god, Nanna.
Throughout the millennia, the name Xee has made occasional appearances in various historical records and texts. In the 8th century BCE, an Assyrian king named Xee-sharra-ukin ruled over the Neo-Assyrian Empire, which stretched across parts of modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. His name, meaning "Xee has replaced the king," likely reflects the celestial connotations of the name.
One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the name Xee was a renowned philosopher and mathematician from ancient Greece, born around 490 BCE. Xee of Croton was a member of the Pythagorean school and is credited with making significant contributions to the development of early mathematical concepts.
In the 5th century CE, Xee ibn Malik was a prominent Arab poet and scholar from the Umayyad Caliphate. His poetry, which often explored themes of love and nature, was highly influential in the development of Arabic literature during the Islamic Golden Age.
During the medieval period, Xee al-Din al-Tusi was a renowned Persian philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer born in 1201 CE. He made significant contributions to the fields of logic, mathematics, and astronomy, and his works were widely studied throughout the Islamic world and beyond.
Fast forward to the 16th century, and we find Xee de la Casas, a Spanish historian and Dominican friar born in 1484. He is best known for his advocacy for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Americas and his condemnation of the atrocities committed by Spanish colonizers against the native populations.
These are just a few examples of the diverse individuals who have borne the name Xee throughout history, each leaving their mark in their respective fields and contributing to the rich tapestry of human civilization.
People
Xee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Xee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with X
Other first names starting with X with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Xee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 112 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Xee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,060,307 US residents.
Is Xee a common name?
We classify Xee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 118 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Xee most popular?
The single biggest year for Xee was 1991, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Xee is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Xee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 522 people with the name Xee, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,970 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Xee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Xee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Xee leans strongly female. 468 people counted with this name were female (89.8%), compared with 53 male bearers (10.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Xee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Xee is Asian/Pacific Islander at 98.3%. The next largest groups are White (0.8%) and Black (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Xee most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Xee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.3% (513 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Xee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Xee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Xee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Xee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Xee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Xee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Xee as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.