Is Xena a boy or girl name?

Xena is a girl’s name. Of the 3,513 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Xena

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Xena was most popular in 1996, when 279 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,362 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,392, with 177 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,513 people named Xena.

Xena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Xena’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Xena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Xena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,513 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Xena

Where Xena is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org