Xena

Girl Ancient Greek #1065 in 2023

Xena is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Xena

Possibly a variant of Xenia, from Xenia, from ξενία, the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from t=foreign, strange.

Popularity of Xena

Popularity, 1992–2023

234 births in 2023

1992 2023

3,153 U.S. births recorded from 1992–2023.

Peak year

1996

279 babies

First recorded

1992

31 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.