Given name
Xana
“yellow-haired woman; blonde”·“helper and defender of mankind”
Xana is a variant of Xanthe. One Greek interpretation is “yellow-haired woman; blonde.” In Portuguese use, Xana is a diminutive of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Xana is a variant of Xanthe. One Greek interpretation is “yellow-haired woman; blonde.” In Portuguese use, Xana is a diminutive of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Xana is a variant of Xanthe. An origin associated with Xanthe is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Xana is a diminutive of Alexandra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 176
- 0 boys · 176 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,099 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,099 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 183 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Xana’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Xana is a diminutive of Alexandra. In Asturian usage, Xana has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Ada. Xana has a related form in Xanthe.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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