The first name Xin
A unisex name.
1 syllable Unisex
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Xin, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 38 births (#937).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Xin with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Xin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 5 girls born in the United States were named Xin, the 17,496th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 20 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Xin
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Liu XinChinese astronomer, mathematician, historian, librarian and politician (c. 50 BCE-23CE), -49–23
- Wang XinChinese diver, born 1992
- Zhang XinChinese business executive, born 1965
- Wang XinChinese badminton player, born 1985
- Xu XinChinese footballer, born 1994
- Qi Xin2nd wife of Xi Zhongxun and mother of CCP general secretary Xi Jinping, born 1926
- Li XinChinese military general from the state of Qin during the Warring States period, born -250
- Liu XinFemale badminton player, born 1990
- Emperor Ai of HanEmperor of the Han dynasty, born -23
- Cya LiuChinese actress and singer (born 1989)
Questions
- How popular is the name Xin?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Xin, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2011, with 38 births.
- Is Xin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 241 US babies named Xin since 1880, 87% were girls and 13% boys.
- When was Xin most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 20 babies were named Xin, its highest rank at 6,238th.