Girls can be superheroes, too. In 1996 and 1997, when Lucy Lawless
was TV's reigning action star, 567 girls were named after Xena, making
it the 200th most popular name for girls during those years.
Xena's six-year run ended in 2001. The name disappeared from birth
certificates, just as it disappeared from the TV guide. Still, there are
a bunch of second- and third-grade warrior princesses out there, with
mothers who have some explaining to do.
"It definitely fits her personality," Jody Humphrey told the News
Journal in Mansfield, Ohio, in January, speaking of her 7-year-old
daughter.
"She is full of energy and spunk — just [like] her television
namesake."
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