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161 Baby Names That Start With X (With Meanings and Popularity)

Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Fri Sep 08 2023
161 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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  1. Xavier

    • Origin:

      Basque

    • Meaning:

      "new house"
  2. Xanthe

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "golden, yellow"
  3. Xander

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Alexander, Greek

    • Meaning:

      "defending men"
  4. Xerxes

    • Origin:

      Persian

    • Meaning:

      "hero among heroes"
  5. Xochitl

    • Origin:

      Nahuatl, Aztec

    • Meaning:

      "flower"
  6. Ximena

    • Origin:

      Feminization of Ximeno, Spanish

    • Meaning:

      "son"
  7. Xiomara

    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of Guiomar, Spanish, Portuguese

    • Meaning:

      "famous in battle"
  8. Xenia

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "hospitable, welcoming, guest"
  9. Xaden

    • Origin:

      Variation of Zaden or Zayden, modern invention.
  10. Xion

    • Origin:

      Variation of Shion or Zion, Japanese, Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "tide, aster + remembrance; highest point"
  11. Xavi

    • Origin:

      Catalan diminutive of Xavier, Basque or Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "new house or bright"
  12. Xena

    • Origin:

      Pop culture, Greek

    • Meaning:

      "guest, hospitality"
  13. Xela

    • Origin:

      Galician

    • Meaning:

      "angel"
  14. Xolo

    • Origin:

      Xhosa, Nahuatl, “peace, calm; dog; divine force of lightning and death"
  15. Xyla

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "wood-dweller; the cross"
  16. Xolani

    • Origin:

      Zulu

    • Meaning:

      "peace"
  17. Xia

    • Origin:

      Chinese dynastic name
  18. Xin

    • Origin:

      Chinese

    • Meaning:

      "beautiful, elegant, mind, soul, joyous"
  19. Xane

    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Zane, variation of John, Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  20. Xelat

    • Origin:

      Kurdish

    • Meaning:

      "reward; to mix"