Is Xander a boy or girl name?
Xander is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,665 boys were named Xander, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 38,996 US babies named Xander were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #216
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Xander since 1990
- 38,996
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 2,420 babies
Boys and girls named Xander, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,665 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,711 | #215 | 5 | #17,471 |
| 2022 | 1,899 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 2,016 | #187 | 10 | #10,254 |
| 2020 | 2,054 | #188 | 7 | #13,387 |
| 2019 | 2,335 | #169 | 9 | #11,307 |
| 2018 | 2,274 | #171 | 8 | #12,406 |
| 2017 | 2,413 | #164 | 7 | #14,035 |
| 2016 | 2,016 | #201 | 10 | #10,812 |
| 2015 | 1,932 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,839 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,699 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,715 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,733 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,356 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,447 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,295 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,227 | #282 | 5 | #20,432 |
| 2006 | 1,238 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,202 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,274 | #260 | 7 | #14,116 |
| 2003 | 1,424 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 408 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 229 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 165 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 159 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 89 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 17 | #4,014 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,786 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,087 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,441 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #6,116 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,211 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,456 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Xander reached #164 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #10,254 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.