Xan
Below 5 births
Below 5 births
About Xan
Cool, gender-neutral short form of Alexandra and company.
Xan for boys
With the plethora of Alexes around, Xan (and Xander) have emerged as hot new nicknames for Alexander. Xan also stands well on its own. It can be found--not surprisingly--in several computer games.
Pronounced ZAN.
As of October 2026, Xan ranked #8408 in US births in 1973 SSA, peaked at #1886 in 1965.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Xan on lists
Famous Xans
- Lil XanBoy
stage name of Diego Leanos, American rapper
- XanBoy
stage name of Amadou Isaacs, Canadian electronic dance music producer
- Xan Richard Anders WindsorBoy
Baron Culloden (b. 2007), son of Alexander, Earl of Ulster
- Alexandra "Xan" CassavetesBoy
American actress and director; daughter of director John Cassavetes
- Xan Fielding Boy
British author, translator, journalist and WWII SOE agent who served in Crete
Xan in pop culture
- Xanthippe "Xan" VoorheesBoy
female character on TV's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
- XanBoy
character from the computer game "Baldur's Gate"
- XanBoy
boss from computer game series "Unreal Tournament"
- XanBoy
monster in the computer game "NetHack"
- XanBoy
character in book/film "The Children of Men"
- XanBoy
ancient race in the online game "Anarchy Online"
- "XanBoy
" book by Patrick Tilley on alien invasion
- XanBoy
slang term for Xanax
- "Xan Irelia"Boy
the full name of the Ionian Champion, Irelia, in League of Legends
Variations & nicknames
- ZanBoy