Given name & surname
Ximena
“one who listens well”·“one who is heard”
In French use, Ximena has a related form in Jimena. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is heard.”
Original SpanishJimena
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Ximena carries the interpretation “one who listens well.” In French use, Ximena has a related form in Jimena. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is heard.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Ximena is used as a form of Simone.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ximena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39,669
- 13 boys · 39,656 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 2,686 babies
- 2025
- 1,686
- #183 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,686 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 183 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,680 in 2016. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (460). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 24,081 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.
Ximena’s family of names
Ximena is a form of Simone. In Spanish usage, Ximena has a conventional equivalent in the German form Simone. In Spanish usage, Ximena has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Simona.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ximena has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
Spanishwhere Ximena comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ximena
- Ximena NavarreteMexican model and actressborn 1988
- Ximena RestrepoColombian sprinterborn 1969
- Ximena DuqueColombian actress and modelborn 1985
- Ximena SariñanaMexican singer-songwriter and actressborn 1985
- Ximena HerreraBolivian actressborn 1979
- Jimena FernándezQueen consort of Pamplona
- Ximena AbarcaChilean singer and actressborn 1981
- Jimena of AsturiasQueen consort of Asturias848–912
- Ximena AyalaMexican actressborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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