#2162024 rank
2017peak year
34,616babies named Xander since 1880
▼ 29%5-year trend
Xander popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Xander mean?
A short form of Alexander, from Greek alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'. The Xander spelling has a modern, punchy feel.
OriginGreek
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
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Spellings & variants
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