Xian is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Xian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,195 for boy births in the United States (and #10,956 across all names), given to 19 babies. Xian was first reported in SSA data in 1997 and peaked in 2023 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,195 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,177 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,212 |
| 2022 | 13 | 18 | — | #6,801 |
| 2021 | 15 | 20 | — | #6,020 |
| 2020 | 19 | 24 | — | #5,030 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,798 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,730 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,803 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,576 |
| 2015 | 20 | 25 | #16,315 | #6,304 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,032 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | #16,431 | #5,390 |
| 2012 | 23 | 23 | #19,406 | #5,240 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | #12,109 | #8,050 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | #14,875 | #5,468 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | #13,640 | #7,672 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #13,762 | #9,839 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,600 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #19,934 | #7,403 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #14,448 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,905 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #15,705 | #7,225 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,439 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,000 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #14,967 | #4,781 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #16,868 | #7,855 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | #10,094 | #5,455 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #9,230 |