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Xianna

zee-AHN-uh /ziˈanə/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#5,099 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
25 (<0.01% of girls)
Trend
Rising #7,212 in 2020 to #5,099 in 2025
Peak
#4,207 in 2024
First recorded
1990

Meaning of Xianna

Pronounced zee-AHN-uh, Xianna drapes itself like a silken banner across the mist-kissed vineyards of Siena at dawn, unfurling a tapestry of grace and intrigue. Born of a modern American impulse to reimagine tradition, it marries the Greek xenia—ancient hospitality—with the soft Italian “Anna,” evoking both familial warmth and the hushed promise of a new chapter. The initial X, bold as a signature in sun-warmed ink, hints at mysteries yet whispered, while the trailing –anna beckons with the tenderness of a beloved nonna’s embrace. Though its syllables bloom freshly upon American birth announcements, Xianna carries the echoes of olive groves and laughter spilling through cobblestone piazzas, bridging continents in a single breath. It beckons a child of boundless imagination to dance beneath Tuscan sunsets, extend open arms to strangers, and embody a generosity of spirit that, like fine vino, deepens with each passing year. Whispered among lilac-scented breezes and painted upon sunlit villa doorways, Xianna is at once timeless and newly minted, delighting in playful contrast yet rooted in quiet dignity.

How to pronounce Xianna

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Popularity of Xianna in the U.S.

Xianna was the #5,099 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 25 babies. It peaked at #4,207 in 2024. It first appears in the records in 1990.

Bar and line chart: Xianna in the U.S., 1990–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 34 in 2024 and 25 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #4,207 in 2024, #5,099 in 2025.
  • Girls named Xianna (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1990–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1990⁠–⁠2025 26 rows
Xianna: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025255,099▼ 892
2024344,207▲ 1,183
2023235,390▼ 597
2022284,793▲ 444
2021245,237▲ 1,975
2020157,212▲ 1,385
2019128,597▲ 1,948
2018910,545▼ 2,246
2017138,299▲ 2,560
2016910,859▲ 976
2015811,835▼ 880
2014910,955▼ 1,919
2013129,036▲ 2,221
2012911,257▼ 76
2011911,181▲ 1,095
2010812,276▼ 817
2009911,459▼ 4,386
2008187,073▲ 5,603
2007812,676▲ 930
2006713,606▼ 596
2005713,010▼ 1,386
2004811,624back (not recorded in 2003)
2002811,108back (not recorded in 2001)
2000118,534back (not recorded in 1999)
1998711,138back (not recorded in 1991–1997)
1990512,958new