Fun Facts About the Name Xiomar
- 102 babies named Xiomar: U.S. records list 102 babies given the name Xiomar from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Xiomar Mean?
Xiomar is a Spanish given name, usually treated as a shortened form of Xiomara. Both are generally traced to the older Iberian name Guiomar, which comes from a Germanic - specifically Visigothic - personal name reconstructed as Wigmar. Its two parts are wīg, "battle," and mār, "famous" or "renowned," so the literal sense is "famous in battle." The customary English wording is "renowned in battle." The name is not related to the similar-looking Spanish name Ximena, which has a separate origin.
Xiomar Name History & Origins
The Germanic name behind Guiomar came into the Iberian Peninsula with the Visigoths, who ruled much of Spain and Portugal before the eighth century. The form Guiomar is found in medieval Portuguese and Spanish sources and was used in courtly and literary settings; it survives as a recurring name in Portuguese poetry and drama.
From Guiomar, Spanish developed the fuller feminine form Xiomara, and Xiomar appears as a shorter variant of it. The change from the Gu- spelling to Xi- reflects how the initial sound of the name came to be written in Spanish. Xiomara spread widely in Latin America during the twentieth century, and Xiomar occurs as a less common form in the same Spanish-speaking regions.
How Popular is the Name Xiomar?
Xiomar has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #8,834 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,629 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,808 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,878 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,791 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #12,073 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,995 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #12,181 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,033 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #10,656 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #10,677 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,834 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #9,564 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #14,168 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #10,930 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #13,950 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Xiomar Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You like to help others, but sometimes you take on too much and sacrifices are difficult to bear. You might be called upon to make so many emotional adjustments that find yourself in a state of constant turmoil. At the best, you might be exalted leader. You have good ability to observe and be resourceful in times of trouble. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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