Feminine dossier · first seen 1992
Xena
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1996
Peak births
279
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Xena
How many people are named Xena?
An estimated 3,468 living Americans are named Xena.
How rare is Xena?
Xena is uncommon among babies today, with 177 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 36.6% from its 1996 peak.
How old is the typical Xena?
The median age of a living American named Xena is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 27 years old.
Is Xena still popular?
Yes — Xena is currently rising in popularity, with 177 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Xena most common?
Xena has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.5× more often than the national baseline.
1992Peak 19962025
Peak year
1996
Decline from peak
36.6%
2025
177
All-time
3,513
Where it lives now
Xena is most concentrated in California — about 1.5× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Xena is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.