77 Boy Names That Start With X (with Meanings and Popularity)
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Boy names that start with X are the ultimate choice if you’re looking for a name that has the X factor — quite literally! X marks the spot in some of the hottest boys’ names of the moment: from Maxwell to Maddox and from Huxley to Hendrix. So why not choose an X-starting boy name and put that extravagant X initial squarely up front?
Along with Maxwell and Maddox, popular names for boys that contain the letter X include Jaxon and its variants, Axel, Paxton, Maximus, and Knox — all in the Top 300 baby names for boys in the US. In the UK, x-ending names for boys are particularly popular, such as Max, Alex, Felix, and Rex.
But if you're looking for boy names that begin with X, you’d be surprised at how many wearable options there are beyond Xavier and Xander. How about Xavi, Xen, or even Xerxes?
Here, our full selection of boy 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"
Xerxes
Persian
"hero among heroes"
Xavian
Variation of Xavier
"new house"
Xion
Variation of Shion or Zion, Japanese, Hebrew
"tide, aster + remembrance; highest point"
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"
Xolo
Xhosa, Nahuatl, “peace, calm; dog; divine force of lightning and death"
Xavior
Xanthos
Greek
"golden-haired"
Xane
Spelling variation of Zane, variation of John, Hebrew
"God is gracious"
Xylo
Xolani
Zulu
"peace"
Xzavian
Xolotl
Nahuatl, “divine force of lightning and death"
Ximenez
Xin
Chinese
"beautiful, elegant, mind, intellect, joyous"
