How popular is the name Xander?

Xander ranks 547th among boys' names in US records, with 39,167 births since 1990. Over the past decade it accounts for 20,352.

Is Xander a unisex name?

No. Xander is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2017, when 2,425 children were given the name. It has been in use for 35 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#547 of boy names

Pronounced SH AA1 N D ER1 (ARPABET)

Xander is a boys' name, and first appears in 1990. It has been given to 39,167 children — the 547th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 37% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2017, when 2,425 children were given it.

2017Boys: 2,425Girls: 7

Xander is itself a short form of Alexander.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Xander?: Xander ranks 547th among boys' names in US records, with 39,167 births since 1990. Over the past decade it accounts for 20,352.
Is Xander a unisex name?: No. Xander is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Xander most popular?: 2017, when 2,425 children were given the name. It has been in use for 35 years and is still recorded as of 2024.