Given name & surname
Xuan
“born in the spring”·“born during the spring”
Xuan is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “born in the spring” (Vietnamese) and “born during the spring” (Vietnamese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “born in the spring” (Vietnamese) and “born during the spring” (Vietnamese). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Vietnamese.
How it developed
In Asturian usage, Xuan developed from יוחנן.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xuan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 267
- 25 boys · 242 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,908 as a first name in 2020; 812 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.
Xuan’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Xuan developed from the Hebrew form יוחנן. In Asturian usage, Xuan has a conventional equivalent in the English form John. In Asturian usage, Xuan has a conventional equivalent in the French form Jean.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Xuan has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Vietnamese roots to each of them.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Xuan
- Zhou XuanChinese actress and singer (1920-1957)1918–1957
- Emperor Xizong of Tangemperor of the Tang Dynasty862–888
- Zheng XuanChinese philosopher, politician and writer (127–200)
- Huang XuanChinese actorborn 1985
- Xuan BelloSpanish poet, author in Asturian language (1965–2025)
- Zhuge XuanChinese Eastern Han government official (died 197)150–197
- Bao XuanWestern Han dynasty person CBDB = 134963
- Xuan Xosé Sánchez VicenteSpanish writer and politicianborn 1949
Characters named Xuan: Pei Xuan (Water Margin character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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