Xander: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “defending men”
- Origin
- Greek
- Say it
- ZAN-der · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Short form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros. Xander has become widely used as an independent name in English.
How popular is Xander?
Babies named Xander in 20241,665
2024 rank#215 boys
Peak year2017
Total US babies since 188038,996
Xander has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Xander
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Alexanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alejandrodefender of men · Spanish
- Alexdefender · Greek
- Alexandradefender of men · Greek
- Zanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alessandradefending men · Italian
- Alexandriadefender of men · Greek
- Alejandradefender of mankind · Greek
Xander questions
What does the name Xander mean?
Xander means "defending men". It comes from Greek. Short form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros. Xander has become widely used as an independent name in English.
Is Xander a boy or girl name?
Xander is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Xander?
1,665 US babies were named Xander in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.
How do you pronounce Xander?
Xander is usually pronounced ZAN-der.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.