How Many People Are Named Xena?
An estimated 3,287 people in the United States have the first name Xena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Xena peaked in popularity in 1996 with 279 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Xena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Xena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Xena is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,287
About 1 in 104,276 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
1996
279 births
Total Registered
3,331
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Xena
Xena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,331 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Xena as a female name
Ranked #1,297 in 2024
178 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (279 births)
Xena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Xena span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,067 babies were registered. Xena remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Xena by Decade
How has Xena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Xena by State
Birth registrations for Xena span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Connecticut, Alabama. On average, about 76 Xenas were registered per state.
Xena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Xena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Xena
Other first names starting with X with a similar number of bearers.
Xena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xena?
We estimate approximately 3,287 people named Xena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 104,276 Americans share this first name.
Is Xena a common name?
Xena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,331 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Xena most popular?
Xena reached peak popularity in 1996, when 279 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Xena is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Xena a female name?
Xena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Xena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Xena Smith, Xena Johnson, Xena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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