Ksenija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KSEH-nee-yuh
- Origin
- Greek
Ksenija is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “hospitality”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ksenija mean?
Greek: Croatian, Slovene and Latvian form of Xenia
“hospitality”
Form of Xenia, from Greek xenia meaning hospitality, used in Croatia, Slovenia and Latvia.
Is Ksenija a girl's or a boy's name?
Ksenija is a girls' name.
How popular is Ksenija in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ksenija in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ksenija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
Names like Ksenija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Sophia, Isabella, Lola, Matilda, Sienna, Layla, Eva, Ava, Eliza, Isla, Amelia
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ksenija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ksenija, updated 20 October 2026.