UK girl's name
Xanthie
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Xanthie is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Xanthie popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 5 births.
This profile covers 18 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 2011 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 18 living people in the UK are called Xanthie. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Xanthie ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 5 girls were registered as Xanthie.
- • About 18 living people in the UK are estimated to have Xanthie as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
5 births
Estimated living
18
2026
Popularity
Xanthie over time
The chart below shows babies named Xanthie registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2011 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Xanthie, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Xanthie by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Xanthie was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5891 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5089 | 15 | 4 |
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Names similar to Xanthie
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- Xyla 91
- Xia 51
- Xiao 45
- Xi 40
- Xinyi 28
- Xue 27
- Xylia 24
FAQ
Xanthie: questions and answers
How popular is the name Xanthie in the UK right now?
In 2024, Xanthie was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Xanthie most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 5 babies registered as Xanthie in England and Wales.
How many people are called Xanthie in the UK?
A total of 18 babies have been registered as Xanthie across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.