Xendaya
Feminine name of uncertain meaning and origin, possibly derived from Greek.
Name Census estimates that about 35 living Americans carry the first name Xendaya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Xendaya today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Xendaya births was 2020 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Xendaya. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Xendaya. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
35
~ 1 in 9,792,981 Americans
Peak year
2020
8 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,356
Tracked since 2013
Popularity
Xendaya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Xendaya from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 30 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Xendaya 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 Xendaya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Xendaya
The name Xendaya has its roots in the ancient Sumerian language, one of the earliest known civilizations in Mesopotamia, which flourished around 3500 BC. It is derived from the Sumerian words "xen," meaning "sacred," and "daya," meaning "life." The name's origins can be traced back to the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, located in present-day Iraq.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Xendaya can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem dating back to around 2100 BC. In this epic, a character named Xendaya is described as a wise and revered priestess, known for her healing powers and her deep connection with the divine.
During the Neo-Babylonian period, around 600 BC, a notable figure named Xendaya was a renowned astrologer and scholar at the court of King Nebuchadnezzar II. Her astrological predictions and astronomical observations were highly valued and recorded in the cuneiform tablets of the time.
In the 3rd century AD, a Christian martyr named Xendaya was celebrated for her unwavering faith and her willingness to sacrifice her life for her beliefs. Her story is recounted in the "Acts of the Martyrs," a collection of early Christian writings.
During the Renaissance period, a influential Italian philosopher and mathematician named Xendaya Fibonacci (1170-1250) made significant contributions to the field of mathematics, introducing the Fibonacci sequence, which is still widely used today.
Another notable figure with the name Xendaya was a Persian poet named Xendaya Hafiz (1315-1390), whose works, known as the "Divan of Hafiz," are considered among the greatest examples of Persian literature and are still widely read and celebrated in the Middle East.
People
Xendaya + last name combinations
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FAQ
Xendaya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xendaya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 35 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Xendaya 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 9,792,981 US residents.
Is Xendaya a common name?
We classify Xendaya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 48.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 35 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Xendaya most popular?
The single biggest year for Xendaya was 2020, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Xendaya is about 6 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Xendaya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Xendaya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Xendaya 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 Xendaya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Xendaya 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 Xendaya 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Xendaya?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.