Ximena
Meaning of Ximena
Ximena is the older Spanish spelling of Jimena, the feminine form of the medieval name Jimeno. Its deeper origin is uncertain: it may come from Simeon, a Hebrew name meaning "he has heard," or from the Basque word seme, "son." It is pronounced hee-MEH-nah, with the X sounded like the Spanish J.
The best-known historical Ximena was the wife of El Cid, the medieval Castilian hero, and she appears as Doña Ximena in the epic poem Cantar de mio Cid. Modern namesakes include Mexican singer-songwriter Ximena Sariñana and Ximena Navarrete, who was crowned Miss Universe 2010.
In the United States, Ximena climbed from 1,472nd in 2000 to a peak of 118th in 2018. Its rank has slipped each year since, and in 2025 it stood at 183rd, with 1,686 babies given the name.
Pronunciation
Spanish
- Pronunced as hee-MEH-nah (/xiˈmena/)
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Notable People Named Ximena
| Ximena Sariñana - Ximena Sarinana Rivera is a Mexican singer songwriter and actress whose 2009 debut album Mediocre earned critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination. |
| Ximena Navarrete is a Mexican actress, TV host, and model who won Miss Universe 2010 after being crowned Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2009, becoming the second Miss Universe from Mexico. |
| Ximena Duque is a model and actress from Colombia. |
| Ximena Leonor Vidal Lazaro is a Chilean actress and politician from the Party for Democracy. |
| Ximena Armas is a painter from Chile. |
| Ximena Órdenes - Ximena Loreto Ordenes Neira is a Chilean sociologist and politician, now senator for Constituency 14 in the Aysen Region and formerly its intendant from 2014 to 2015 under Michelle Bachelet. |
| Ximena Zomosa is a visual artist and curator in contemporary and conceptual art whose work centers on feminine perspectives, and she managed and curated at the Balmaceda Youth Art Gallery for emerging Chilean artists. |
| Ximena Anza Colamar is a Chilean activist of Atacameno heritage. |
| Ximena Ríos - Ximena Rios is a Mexican professional footballer who plays left back for Cruz Azul in Liga MX Femenil. |
| Ximena Restrepo Gaviria is a Colombian-born Chilean former sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters. |
| Ximena Rubio - Ximena González Rubio is a Mexican film and television actress born in Mexico City, granddaughter of Servando González, the first Mexican to direct a film in Hollywood, and sister of director Pedro González Rubio. |
| Bolivian actress Ximena Herrera is known for roles in telenovelas like La madrastra, El Senor de los Cielos, Mujeres de negro, Buscando a Frida, and Vuelve a mi. |
| Ximena Patricia Garzón Villalba is an Ecuadorian physician, researcher, and politician from Quito who served as Minister of Public Health under Guillermo Lasso from 2021 to 2022, leading the national COVID-19 vaccination rollout. |
| Ximena Lizbeth Esquivel Guzman is a Mexican high jumper and former sprinter who won World and Pan American U20 silver and competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. |
| Ximena Ayala is a Mexican actress who has appeared in over thirty films since 1999. |
