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How popular is the name Xiang?

Births per year, rank history and how many Xiangs are alive today.

Xiang (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2013 (ranked 4685th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 2005, when 3 babies were given the name, the 3849th most popular that year.

The Xiang you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old. Half of all Xiangs born in England and Wales are between 11 and 23, and there are at least 62 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Xiang - on average, only one in every 4,888 such rooms contains a Xiang.

How many babies are named Xiang each year?

01232005: 32006: 32007: 32008: 32010: 32012: 32013: 3actual

Where does Xiang rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,0002005: ranked 3,8492006: ranked 4,0522007: ranked 4,3332008: ranked 4,4322010: ranked 4,6782012: ranked 4,8052013: ranked 4,685

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Xiang per year in England and Wales, 2005 to 2013, peaking at about 3 in 2005
Xiang: births per year in England and Wales, 2005-2013. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Xiang most popular?

Xiang peaked in 2005, when 3 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Xiang?

At least 62 people named Xiang born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Xiang?

Most living Xiangs are between 11 and 23; the most common age is about 19.

Is Xiang becoming more or less popular?

Broadly steady in recent years.






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