Xian
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- SHYEN
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Xian is a name. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
Where does Xian come from?
Chinese name, Galician form of Julian, or a respelling of Sean
Is Xian a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Xian has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US.
How popular is Xian in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 4 boys.
Xian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
How popular is Xian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Xian, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Xian in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Xian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
Names like Xian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tru Yug Kairo Ryu Mikko Loki Kota Yuri Minh Yitzchok Ryo Zuko
Names related to Xian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Xian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/xian, updated 20 October 2026.