Given name & surname
Xian
“one who is well-fed”
Xian is a variant of Xan. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is well-fed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Xian is a variant of Xan. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is well-fed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Xian is a variant of Xan. An origin associated with Xan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 463
- 376 boys · 87 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,195 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,195 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,769 as a first name in 2020; 916 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Xian’s family of names
Xian has a related form in Xan. In Greek usage, Xian as a surname is a transliteration of Ξιαν. In English usage, Xian as a surname was borrowed from the Chinese form 咸.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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People named Xian
- Emperor Zhongzong of Tangemperor of the Tang Dynasty656–710
- Xian LimFilipino-American actorborn 1989
- Xian Emmersassociation football playerborn 1999
- Jia XianChinese mathematician1010–1070
- Xian ZhangChinese-American conductorborn 1973
- Zhang XianChinese volleyball playerborn 1985
- Zhang XianSong dynasty person (CBDB = 13743)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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