Given name · also Spanish
Xiomara
“famous in battle”·“from the glorious forest”
Xiomara is used as a given name. Interpretations include “famous in battle” and “from the glorious forest”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “famous in battle” and “from the glorious forest”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xiomara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,239
- 0 boys · 12,239 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 765 babies
- 2025
- 665
- #463 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +76%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 665 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 463 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 75.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (174). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,803 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.
Xiomara’s family of names
Xiomara has a related form in Xiomarah. Xiomara has a related form in Xiomaria. Xiomara has a related form in Xiomaris.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Xiomara
- Xiomara AlfaroCuban singer (1930-2018)
- Xiomara BlandinoNicaraguan modelborn 1984
- Xiomara GriffithVenezuelan judokaborn 1969
- Xiomara RiveroCuban athletics competitor (born 1968)
- Xiomara FortunaDominican singer and composerborn 1959
- Siomala MapepaZambian footballerborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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