165 Baby Names That Start With X (With Meanings and Popularity)
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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
Basque
"new house"
Xander
Diminutive of Alexander, Greek
"defending men"
Xanthe
Greek
"golden, yellow"
Xerxes
Persian
"hero among heroes"
Ximena
Feminization of Ximeno, Spanish
"hearing, listening; son"
Xochitl
Nahuatl, Aztec
"flower"
Xiomara
Feminine variation of Guiomar, Spanish, Portuguese
"famous in battle"
Xenia
Greek
"hospitable, welcoming, guest"
Xavian
Variation of Xavier
"new house"
Xion
Variation of Shion or Zion, Japanese, Hebrew
"tide, aster + remembrance; highest point"
Xyla
Greek
"wood-dweller; the cross"
Xia
Chinese dynastic name
Xela
Galician
"angel"
Xena
Pop culture, Greek
"guest, hospitality"
Xaden
Variation of Zaden or Zayden, modern invention.
Xyleek
Modern invention, combination of Xylon and Maleek
"wood, the cross + king"
Xavion
Xan
Diminutive of Alexander
"defending men"
Xen
Japanese
"meditation"
Xanthippe
Greek
"yellow horse"
