Xander

Where Xander comes from

The dictionaries list Xander as a given name — a diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of modern usage — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1989
    Xander Houtkoop born
    Dutch footballer
  2. 1990
    First appearance
    #8,117 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1992
    Xander Bogaerts born
    Aruban professional baseball player
  4. 2017
    Peak, #164
    2,414 babies named Xander — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of modern usage.
Namesakes
  • Xander Bogaerts · Aruban professional baseball player, born 1992
  • Xander Houtkoop · Dutch footballer, born 1989
  • Xander Mobus · American voice actor, born 1992
  • Xander Zayas · Puerto Rican professional boxer, born 2002
  • Xander Ketrzynski · Canadian volleyball player, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.