How Many People Are Named Xiao?
An estimated 69 people in the United States have the first name Xiao. It is predominantly female (91.5%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Xiao peaked in popularity in 1993 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Xiao 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 Xiao paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Xiao is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
69
About 1 in 4,967,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
91.5% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1993
9 births
Total Registered
71
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Xiao
Xiao is predominantly female (91.5%), though 6 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Xiao as a male name
Ranked #8,773 in 1994
6 male births in 1994
Peak: 1994 (6 births)
Xiao as a female name
Ranked #15,079 in 2006
7 female births in 2006
Peak: 1993 (9 births)
Xiao: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Xiao span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 41 babies were registered. While Xiao is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Xiao by Decade
How has Xiao 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.
Xiao by State
Xiao + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Xiao as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Xiao
Other first names starting with X with a similar number of bearers.
Xiao: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xiao?
We estimate approximately 69 people named Xiao 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 4,967,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Xiao a common name?
Xiao is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 71 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Xiao most popular?
Xiao reached peak popularity in 1993, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Xiao is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Xiao a female name?
Xiao is predominantly female. 91.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Xiao Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Xiao Smith, Xiao Johnson, Xiao 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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