Xian
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#5045
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
19
boys 19
Peak year
2023
26 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
463
since 1997
Born a Xian? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Xian was most popular in 2023, when 26 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 19 babies were named Xian, ranking #5045 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 19 | 5045 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 15 | 5904 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 26 | 4112 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 13 | 6479 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 15 | 5776 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 19 | 4855 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 21 | 4639 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 21 | 4610 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 9 | 8140 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 11 | 7157 |
| 2015 | 6 | 14482 | 14 | 5999 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 12 | 6632 |
| 2013 | 6 | 14582 | 17 | 5171 |
| 2012 | 5 | 16869 | 18 | 5035 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11181 | 10 | 7502 |
| 2010 | 7 | 13448 | 17 | 5251 |
| 2009 | 8 | 12429 | 11 | 7236 |
| 2008 | 8 | 12579 | 8 | 9019 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 13 | 6262 |
| 2006 | 5 | 17168 | 11 | 6904 |
| 2005 | 7 | 13010 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 7 | 8927 |
| 2003 | 6 | 13844 | 10 | 6715 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 5 | 10667 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 12 | 5667 |
| 2000 | 6 | 13154 | 16 | 4573 |
| 1999 | 5 | 14411 | 8 | 7139 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9260 | 12 | 5159 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | 6 | 8110 |
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Recorded as girls 19% · boys 81% across all years