Xena
Girl nameXena 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
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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