MallowbyNames

Xu

A boy's name first recorded in U.S. data in 1988. Meaning & origin entry coming soon.

2025 rank (boys)
#12,008
Babies named in 2025
5
Peak popularity
2025
2025 frequency
1 in 341,615 boys
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Holding steady

Holding steady, #12,008 for boys today.

Popularity of Xu since 1988

Babies named Xu per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1988, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Xu's real moment was 2025.

2351990200020102020Most births 1988Boys
Data table (by decade)
DecadeBoys
1980s5
1990s0
2000s0
2010s0
2020s5
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