Is Xena a boy or girl name?
Xena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 178 girls and 0 boys were named Xena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,331 US babies named Xena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,297
- Babies named Xena since 1992
- 3,331
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 279 babies
Boys and girls named Xena, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,297 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,065 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,027 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,235 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,128 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,217 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,318 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,446 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,864 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,078 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,493 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,595 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,207 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,459 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,391 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,092 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,340 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,940 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,567 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,237 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,380 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,594 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,920 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,157 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,619 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,117 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 275 | #766 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 279 | #758 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,919 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,786 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,739 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,560 |
Highest rank
Xena has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #758 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Xena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.