Xander
Boy name · Ancient Greek origin
Xander meaning
Means Splendid in Arabic
Xander at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- كساندرAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #215 in 2024
Xander popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #8,115 | 5 |
| 2000 | #927 | 165 |
| 2010 | #253 | 1,356 |
| 2017 | #164 | 2,413 |
| 2020 | #187 | 2,054 |
| 2024 | #215 | 1,665 |
All 35 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #8,115 | 5 |
| 1991 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1992 | #5,659 | 9 |
| 1993 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1994 | #3,911 | 16 |
| 1995 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1996 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1997 | #2,396 | 34 |
| 1998 | #1,338 | 89 |
| 1999 | #924 | 159 |
| 2000 | #927 | 165 |
| 2001 | #752 | 229 |
| 2002 | #542 | 408 |
| 2003 | #234 | 1,424 |
| 2004 | #259 | 1,274 |
| 2005 | #279 | 1,202 |
| 2006 | #280 | 1,238 |
| 2007 | #280 | 1,227 |
| 2008 | #268 | 1,295 |
| 2009 | #245 | 1,447 |
| 2010 | #253 | 1,356 |
| 2011 | #205 | 1,733 |
| 2012 | #215 | 1,715 |
| 2013 | #220 | 1,699 |
| 2014 | #211 | 1,839 |
| 2015 | #206 | 1,932 |
| 2016 | #201 | 2,016 |
| 2017 | #164 | 2,413 |
| 2018 | #171 | 2,274 |
| 2019 | #169 | 2,335 |
| 2020 | #187 | 2,054 |
| 2021 | #187 | 2,016 |
| 2022 | #200 | 1,899 |
| 2023 | #215 | 1,711 |
| 2024 | #215 | 1,665 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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