Names / Girl names
Xenia
Current rank
#2,931
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,482
in 1894
First recorded
1894
in U.S. data
Children named
2,900
since 1894
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,482 in 1894 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(ZEN-ee-uh / KSEE-nee-uh): Means hospitality. Stylish, uncommon, and very Greek-feeling. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1894. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 1894, at #1,482 nationally. Over 2,900 have carried it since records began.