US first names, 1940–2025
Random names that start with X
Xavier, Xander, Ximena and a few hundred rarer X names, paired with real American surnames. Hit generate until one fits.
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About X names
Between 1940 and 2025 the Social Security Administration recorded 95,959 girls across 254 different X names, and 238,489 boys across 190.
Each name is drawn with the odds it had in real life, so common names come up often and rare ones now and then. Surnames come from the 2000 U.S. Census and are picked separately. Set realism to 0 under more options and every name becomes equally likely.
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What the data says
- About 1 in 2 girls with a name starting with X born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 77.1% of all recorded girls with a name starting with X.
- Among girls with a name starting with X, names behave like 16 equally common names out of 254 in use (effective number of names).
- The average girl's name starting with X has 6.0 letters.
- About 1 in 2 boys with a name starting with X born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 92.7% of all recorded boys with a name starting with X.
- Among boys with a name starting with X, names behave like 4 equally common names out of 190 in use (effective number of names).
- The average boy's name starting with X has 6.0 letters.
- Fastest riser for girls: Xolani, from 58 births in 2006 to 2015 to 976 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for girls: Xochilt, from 343 births in 2006 to 2015 to 89 in 2016 to 2025.
- Fastest riser for boys: Xion, from 227 births in 2006 to 2015 to 697 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for boys: Xavior, from 685 births in 2006 to 2015 to 272 in 2016 to 2025.
Girls: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ximena | 39,656 | 41.33% |
| 2 | Xiomara | 12,239 | 12.75% |
| 3 | Xochitl | 6,116 | 6.37% |
| 4 | Xena | 3,513 | 3.66% |
| 5 | Xitlali | 2,957 | 3.08% |
| 6 | Xenia | 2,751 | 2.87% |
| 7 | Xyla | 2,346 | 2.44% |
| 8 | Xitlaly | 1,950 | 2.03% |
| 9 | Xochilt | 1,457 | 1.52% |
| 10 | Xolani | 1,039 | 1.08% |
| 11 | Xaria | 1,007 | 1.05% |
| 12 | Xavier | 868 | 0.90% |
| 13 | Xandria | 845 | 0.88% |
| 14 | Xia | 803 | 0.84% |
| 15 | Xavia | 766 | 0.80% |
| 16 | Xaviera | 709 | 0.74% |
| 17 | Xareni | 639 | 0.67% |
| 18 | Xochil | 607 | 0.63% |
| 19 | Xoe | 572 | 0.60% |
| 20 | Xylia | 563 | 0.59% |
Boys: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier | 159,861 | 67.03% |
| 2 | Xander | 40,281 | 16.89% |
| 3 | Xzavier | 8,424 | 3.53% |
| 4 | Xavion | 2,732 | 1.15% |
| 5 | Xavi | 2,486 | 1.04% |
| 6 | Xavian | 1,956 | 0.82% |
| 7 | Xaiden | 1,468 | 0.62% |
| 8 | Xavior | 1,357 | 0.57% |
| 9 | Xavien | 1,350 | 0.57% |
| 10 | Xzavion | 1,171 | 0.49% |
| 11 | Xaiver | 1,132 | 0.47% |
| 12 | Xayden | 1,017 | 0.43% |
| 13 | Xion | 1,003 | 0.42% |
| 14 | Xzander | 711 | 0.30% |
| 15 | Xaviar | 631 | 0.26% |
| 16 | Xane | 542 | 0.23% |
| 17 | Xaden | 521 | 0.22% |
| 18 | Xayvion | 476 | 0.20% |
| 19 | Xzavior | 465 | 0.19% |
| 20 | Xzavian | 429 | 0.18% |
Girls: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Xolani 58 → 976
- Xareni 60 → 562
- Xylah 72 → 471
- Xyla 317 → 1,982
- Xena 469 → 1,883
Falling fastest
- Xochilt 343 → 89
- Xitlaly 792 → 455
- Xochitl 1,441 → 1,521
- Xitlali 1,033 → 1,117
- Xenia 520 → 591
Boys: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Xion 227 → 697
- Xayden 359 → 658
- Xaiden 542 → 910
- Xavien 436 → 653
- Xander 15,483 → 19,734
Falling fastest
- Xavior 685 → 272
- Xaiver 360 → 154
- Xzavion 597 → 279
- Xzavier 4,050 → 1,995
- Xavi 1,487 → 993
Questions and answers
What was the most common girl's name starting with X from 1940 to 2025?
Ximena. 39,656 girls received it, 41.33% of all recorded girls born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with X.
What was the most common boy's name starting with X from 1940 to 2025?
Xavier. 159,861 boys received it, 67.03% of all recorded boys born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with X.
How concentrated are names from 1940 to 2025?
Among girls with a name starting with X the 10 most common names cover 77.1% of births; among boys with a name starting with X 92.7%. In this period boys' names were the more concentrated set.
What share of babies get a name starting with X?
Across 1940 to 2025, 0.1% of recorded births had a first name starting with X.
Which names grew fastest compared with 2006 to 2015?
Among names with at least 300 births in 2016 to 2025, the biggest gains were for girls, Xolani (58 births in 2006 to 2015, 976 in 2016 to 2025); for boys, Xion (227 births in 2006 to 2015, 697 in 2016 to 2025).