Xander
- Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194
- #259 for boys in 2025, 1,335 births
- Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2017 · 2,414 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 40,281since 1990
Xander over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Xander has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #259 | 1,335 | |
| 2024 | — | #215 | 1,671 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #215 | 1,713 |
| 2022 | — | #200 | 1,899 | |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #187 | 2,018 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #187 | 2,057 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #169 | 2,335 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #171 | 2,275 |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | #164 | 2,414 |
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 | #201 | 2,017 |
| 2015 | — | #206 | 1,933 | |
| 2014 | — | #211 | 1,839 | |
| 2013 | — | #220 | 1,699 | |
| 2012 | — | #215 | 1,715 | |
| 2011 | — | #205 | 1,733 | |
| 2010 | — | #253 | 1,357 | |
| 2009 | — | #245 | 1,447 | |
| 2008 | — | #268 | 1,295 | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #280 | 1,227 |
| 2006 | — | #280 | 1,238 | |
| 2005 | — | #279 | 1,202 | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #259 | 1,274 |
| 2003 | — | #234 | 1,424 | |
| 2002 | — | #542 | 408 | |
| 2001 | — | #752 | 229 | |
| 2000 | — | #927 | 165 | |
| 1999 | — | #924 | 159 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,338 | 89 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,396 | 34 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,830 | 17 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,508 | 13 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,911 | 16 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,227 | 14 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,660 | 9 | |
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1990
The first year at least five boys were named Xander! It came in at #8,117, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1990–1991, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Xander is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Rhode Island#125 · 1 in 347
- New Mexico#161 · 1 in 542
- Nevada#187 · 1 in 706
- California#201 · 1 in 949
- Kentucky#203 · 1 in 761
Best ever in a state: #62 in Hawaii, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #125 | 9 | 1 in 347 |
| New Mexico | #161 | 12 | 1 in 542 |
| Nevada | #187 | 16 | 1 in 706 |
| California | #201 | 185 | 1 in 949 |
| Kentucky | #203 | 27 | 1 in 761 |
| Florida | #212 | 101 | 1 in 946 |
| Mississippi | #215 | 14 | 1 in 774 |
| Connecticut | #219 | 15 | 1 in 880 |
| Pennsylvania | #225 | 54 | 1 in 968 |
| Missouri | #238 | 30 | 1 in 927 |
| Arkansas | #247 | 14 | 1 in 899 |
| Alabama | #250 | 22 | 1 in 978 |
| Minnesota | #251 | 24 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Louisiana | #253 | 20 | 1 in 957 |
| Massachusetts | #259 | 23 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Arizona | #260 | 31 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Wisconsin | #262 | 22 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Oklahoma | #264 | 18 | 1 in 982 |
| Kansas | #265 | 14 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Texas | #265 | 150 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Washington | #267 | 28 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Maryland | #268 | 20 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Michigan | #270 | 37 | 1 in 1,086 |
| New York | #276 | 67 | 1 in 1,260 |
| North Carolina | #276 | 44 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Ohio | #281 | 44 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Tennessee | #290 | 30 | 1 in 1,226 |
| New Jersey | #293 | 30 | 1 in 1,326 |
| West Virginia | #299 | 6 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Illinois | #306 | 35 | 1 in 1,416 |
| Georgia | #315 | 39 | 1 in 1,288 |
| Utah | #316 | 15 | 1 in 1,311 |
| Idaho | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Colorado | #346 | 18 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Oregon | #351 | 11 | 1 in 1,369 |
| Virginia | #351 | 23 | 1 in 1,620 |
| Indiana | #371 | 20 | 1 in 1,583 |
| Nebraska | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Iowa | #379 | 9 | 1 in 1,537 |
| South Carolina | #385 | 13 | 1 in 1,631 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Xander
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 72 spots since 2020 (#187 → #259)
- Biggest jump: 414 spots in 1999
- Biggest drop: 44 spots in 2025
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1990
- Peaked 2017 at #164 (2,414 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1999–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 767
- Highest: 1 in 767 boys born in 2017 were named Xander (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,279 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 48.0% of all boys named Xander (19,317) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 362 | #924 (1999) | #4,218 |
| 2000s | 9,909 | #234 (2003) | #407 |
| 2010s | 19,317 | #164 (2017) | #202 |
| 2020s | 10,693 | #187 (2020) | #211 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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