At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2019 (#12,448)
- Babies in 2019
- 7 (<0.01% of girls)
- Peak
- #4,746 in 1981
- First recorded
- 1977
Meaning of Xuan
Xuan is a female name with Vietnamese origins. The name Xuan has been given to baby girls in the United States since at least 1977, with varying levels of popularity. In recent years, it has ranked between 5th and 15th most popular, with a peak ranking of 5th in 1999. Xuan is a unique and beautiful name that carries cultural significance and associations with Vietnamese heritage.
How to pronounce Xuan
Vietnamese
- Pronounced swahn /swɑːn/
Popularity of Xuan in the U.S.
Xuan was last recorded in the U.S. in 2019, ranked #12,448 with 7 babies. It peaked at #4,746 in 1981. It first appears in the records in 1977.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1977–2019 31 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 12,448 | back (not recorded in 2016–2018) |
| 2015 | 5 | 16,419 | ▼ 4,488 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11,931 | ▲ 4,616 |
| 2013 | 5 | 16,547 | ▼ 1,585 |
| 2012 | 6 | 14,962 | ▼ 138 |
| 2011 | 6 | 14,824 | ▼ 1,376 |
| 2010 | 7 | 13,448 | ▲ 256 |
| 2009 | 7 | 13,704 | back (not recorded in 2007–2008) |
| 2006 | 6 | 15,152 | back (not recorded in 2004–2005) |
| 2003 | 6 | 13,844 | ▼ 5,007 |
| 2002 | 11 | 8,837 | back (not recorded in 2000–2001) |
| 1999 | 5 | 14,411 | back (not recorded in 1997–1998) |
| 1996 | 6 | 11,807 | ▼ 1,293 |
| 1995 | 7 | 10,514 | ▲ 2,916 |
| 1994 | 5 | 13,430 | ▼ 4,711 |
| 1993 | 9 | 8,719 | ▲ 4,598 |
| 1992 | 5 | 13,317 | ▼ 3,981 |
| 1991 | 8 | 9,336 | ▲ 857 |
| 1990 | 7 | 10,193 | ▲ 2,169 |
| 1989 | 5 | 12,362 | ▼ 3,971 |
| 1988 | 8 | 8,391 | ▼ 3,317 |
| 1987 | 15 | 5,074 | ▲ 1,538 |
| 1986 | 10 | 6,612 | ▼ 1,535 |
| 1985 | 14 | 5,077 | ▲ 462 |
| 1984 | 12 | 5,539 | ▲ 1,773 |
| 1983 | 8 | 7,312 | ▼ 2,103 |
| 1982 | 13 | 5,209 | ▼ 463 |
| 1981 | 15 | 4,746 | ▲ 5,646 |
| 1980 | 5 | 10,392 | ▼ 182 |
| 1979 | 5 | 10,210 | back (not recorded in 1978) |
| 1977 | 6 | 8,444 | new |
Notable people named Xuan
- Ngo Xuan Dieu was a Vietnamese poet, writer, and critic who helped shape the twentieth-century New Poetry Movement.
- Xuan Jinglin was a Chinese actress who rose to fame with the Mingxing film company during the Republican era.
- Xuan Thuy was a Vietnamese foreign minister and chief negotiator at the Paris Peace Talks.
- Xuan Juliana Wang is a Chinese American writer and UCLA creative writing teacher known for her award-winning short story collection Home Remedies.
- Xuan Liu is a Chinese-Canadian professional poker player ranked among the top 20 women in poker, with over 3 million dollars in winnings.
- Xuan Quynh was a celebrated modern Vietnamese poet who died in a car accident with her husband and son in 1988.