Xinsexual was coined on February 17, 2018 through an anonymous ask to the Tumblr blog Uncommongenders.<ref>[https://uncommongendersweb.homearchive.blogorg/2018web/0220220121001433/17/what-about-xinsexual-xenic-in-nature-attracted/ https://uncommongenders.tumblrhome.comblog/post2018/17099285180702/17/what-about-xinsexual-xenic-in-nature-attracted]/</ref>