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Xander

“Variant of Alexander — Defender of mankind” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #259 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Xander has appeared in US records since 1990 — best rank #164 (2017) · 40,281 babies named Xander all-time · 1 in 1,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 750 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 890 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 940 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Xanders

• Xander Berkeley — American actor
• Xander Schauffele — American professional golfer (born 1993)
• Xander Bogaerts — Aruban professional baseball player (born 1992)
• Xander Severina — Curaçaoan footballer
• Xander Houtkoop — Dutch footballer

In stories & tradition

• Xander Harris — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Xander Kiriakis — fictional human
• Xander — Fire Emblem Fates · Fire Emblem Heroes

What Xanders become

Among 75 notable people named Xander:

Entertainers appear 2.32× more often than among typical names — e.g. Xander Berkeley, American actor.

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