165 Baby Names That Start With X (With Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with X are extremely rare, with only five ranking among the Top 1000. The most popular name with the X initial is Xavier, one with multicultural appeal that is commonly associated with Saint Francis Xavier. For girls, the lovely Spanish name Ximena leads the pack.
Along with Xavier, the other boy names starting with X in the US Top 1000 are Xander and Xzavier. Besides Ximena, the only other girl name beginning with X in the US Top 1000 is Xiomara. Xiomara has had increased visibility in recent years from a character with the name on the TV show Jane the Virgin.
Heroic names Xenos and Xerxes are rare and attractive X-staring names for boys, as is the softer Xavier nickname Xavi. For girls, we recommend the Aztec Xochitl, vintage Xenia, or Xanthe, meaning “golden” — historically given to blonde baby girls.
Here, our full selection of names that start with X, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Xavier
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"new house"
- Xanthe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"golden, yellow"
- Xander
Origin:
Diminutive of Alexander, GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Xochitl
Origin:
Nahuatl, AztecMeaning:
"flower"
- Xiomara
Origin:
Feminine variation of Guiomar, Spanish, PortugueseMeaning:
"famous in battle"
- Xerxes
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"hero among heroes"
- Xion
Origin:
Variation of Shion or Zion, Japanese, HebrewMeaning:
"tide, aster + remembrance; highest point"
- Xenia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"hospitable, welcoming, guest"
- Xavian
- Xolo
Origin:
Xhosa, Nahuatl, “peace, calm; dog; divine force of lightning and death"
- Xia
Origin:
Chinese dynastic name
- Xin
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"beautiful, elegant, mind, soul, joyous"
- Ximena
Origin:
Feminization of Ximeno, SpanishMeaning:
"hearing, listening; son"
- Xavi
Origin:
Catalan diminutive of Xavier, Basque or ArabicMeaning:
"new house or bright"
- Xena
Origin:
Pop culture, GreekMeaning:
"guest, hospitality"
- Xandra
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of AlexandraMeaning:
"man's defender"
- Xanthippe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"yellow horse"
- Xyla
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wood-dweller; the cross"
- Xiamara
Origin:
Feminine variation of Guiomar, Spanish, PortugueseMeaning:
"famous in battle"
- Xaden
Origin:
Variation of Zaden or Zayden, modern invention.
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