Boy names that start with X

93 different boy names starting with X were given to five or more US boys in 2025, 6,526 babies in all, or 0.4% of recorded boys.

The most common was Xavier, with 3,232 boys (#108 overall), followed by Xander, Xaden and Xzavier. The table lists the top 92 by 2025 births, with each name’s change in national rank since 2024.

Since 2024, 37 of the 92 ranked names listed here moved up the national boy ranking and 32 moved down, while 23 had no national rank the year before. The biggest climb was Xakai, from #14,174 to #3,309.

0 of the names listed are in the national top 100 for boys in 2025, and 2 are in the top 1,000. They run from 2 letters (Xi) to 8 (Xzayvion).

Only names where at least 10% of 2025 births were boys are included, so a name mostly given to the other sex is left out. Sparklines run from 1880 to 2025.