Xiana
A feminine name possibly of Spanish origin meaning "little one" or "graceful".
Name Census estimates that about 374 living Americans carry the first name Xiana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Xiana today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Xiana births was 2000 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Xiana. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Xiana with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
374
~ 1 in 916,455 Americans
Peak year
2000
32 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,380
Tracked since 1991
Census
Xiana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 274 people with the first name Xiana, which placed it at #31,306 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
#31,306
National first-name rank
People counted
274
274 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
55.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Xiana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Xiana is Hispanic at 55.8%. The next largest groups are Black (20.1%) and White (9.5%). 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 Xiana 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 Xiana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino55.8% · 153
- Black or African American20.1% · 55
- White9.5% · 26
- Two or more races9.1% · 25
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 5
Popularity
Xiana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Xiana from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 162 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Xiana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Xiana 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 Xiana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Xianas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Xiana
The given name Xiana is believed to have originated from the Greek language, with its roots dating back to the Hellenistic period of ancient Greece. The name is thought to be a feminine form derived from the Greek word "xenos," which means "stranger" or "foreigner."
During the classical era of ancient Greece, the name Xiana was not widely used. However, scholars have found references to similar names, such as Xenophon and Xenocrates, which share the same root word "xenos." These names were often given to individuals who had connections to foreign lands or cultures.
The earliest recorded use of the name Xiana can be traced back to the Byzantine Empire, where it was occasionally given to women of Greek or Roman descent. One notable figure from this period was Xiana of Constantinople, a noblewoman who lived in the 11th century and was known for her philanthropic work and patronage of the arts.
In the Middle Ages, the name Xiana gained some popularity among various cultures influenced by the Greek language and Byzantine traditions. For instance, there are records of a Xiana di Venezia, a Venetian noblewoman who lived in the 14th century and was renowned for her literary works and patronage of artists and scholars.
As the Renaissance period dawned, the name Xiana experienced a resurgence in parts of Europe, particularly in Italy and Greece. One notable figure from this time was Xiana Sforza, a Renaissance woman from Milan, born in 1463, who was celebrated for her intellect, artistic talents, and her role as a patron of the arts.
Another historical figure bearing the name Xiana was Xiana Komnena, a Byzantine princess and historian who lived in the 12th century. She is best known for her influential work, the "Alexiad," which chronicled the life and reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
In more recent times, the name Xiana has been used sporadically across various cultures, though it remains relatively uncommon. One notable bearer of the name was Xiana Simons, a Dutch artist and sculptor born in 1908, who gained recognition for her abstract works and her contributions to the Dutch art scene in the 20th century.
People
Xiana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Xiana 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
Xiana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xiana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 374 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Xiana 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 916,455 US residents.
Is Xiana a common name?
We classify Xiana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 379 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Xiana most popular?
The single biggest year for Xiana was 2000, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Xiana is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Xiana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 274 people with the name Xiana, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,306 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 Xiana 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 Xiana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Xiana appears almost entirely female. Of the 277 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Xiana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Xiana is Hispanic at 55.8%. The next largest groups are Black (20.1%) and White (9.5%). 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 Xiana most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Xiana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.8% (153 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 Xiana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Xiana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Xiana 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 Xiana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Xiana 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 Xiana 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 Americans are named Xiana?
See how many Americans are named Xiana on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.