How Many People Are Named Xiong?
An estimated 170 people in the United States have the first name Xiong. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Xiong peaked in popularity in 1990 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Xiong 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 Xiong paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
170
About 1 in 2,016,202 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1990
17 births
Total Registered
176
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Xiong
Xiong is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 176 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Xiong as a male name
Ranked #10,781 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1990 (17 births)
Xiong: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Xiong span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 89 babies were registered. Xiong remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Xiong by Decade
How has Xiong 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.
Xiong by State
Xiong + Last Name Combinations
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Xiong: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xiong?
We estimate approximately 170 people named Xiong 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 2,016,202 Americans share this first name.
Is Xiong a common name?
Xiong is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 176 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Xiong most popular?
Xiong reached peak popularity in 1990, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Xiong is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Xiong a male name?
Xiong is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Xiong Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Xiong Smith, Xiong Johnson, Xiong 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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