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Xena

Girl name

Xena has been given to 3,513 babies in the U.S. since 1992. It peaked in 1996.

Meaning & origin /ˈziː.nə/

Possibly a variant of Xenia, from Latin Xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”), the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

3,513

Peak year

1996 (279 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1992

10-year trend

▲ +86%

Gender split

All girls

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Xena.

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