Boy Names Ending in X

Jaxx squeaked onto the Top 1000 for boys in 2017, a rising star on the strength of brothers Jax and Jaxon, renegade sons of Jack and Jackson, themselves stylish versions of the ultimate classic boys' name John. While that extra x serves no purpose other than creating a dubious distinction, some namers may feel it makes the name seem less like a nickname and more like an independent entity.

If Jimi Hendrix's last name was too tame for you, you could add an extra X to the end -- enough parents did so in 2017 to make this one of the fastest-rising boys' names.

Very popular in Catalonia, in part because of its use by a number of pro athletes. English speakers, though, may interpret it as a "yoonek" spelling of Alex.