Xander is an established boys' name that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Xander is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #259 for boy births in the United States (and #498 across all names), given to 1,335 babies — 1,342 including U.S. territories. Xander first appears in 1990 and peaked in 2017 (2,414 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,335 | 1,342 | — | #259 |
| 2024 | 1,671 | 1,679 | — | #215 |
| 2023 | 1,718 | 1,718 | #17,487 | #215 |
| 2022 | 1,899 | 1,899 | — | #200 |
| 2021 | 2,028 | 2,028 | #10,259 | #187 |
| 2020 | 2,064 | 2,069 | #13,400 | #187 |
| 2019 | 2,344 | 2,349 | #11,312 | #169 |
| 2018 | 2,283 | 2,290 | #12,408 | #171 |
| 2017 | 2,421 | 2,433 | #14,040 | #164 |
| 2016 | 2,027 | 2,027 | #10,812 | #201 |
| 2015 | 1,933 | 1,933 | — | #206 |
| 2014 | 1,839 | 1,845 | — | #211 |
| 2013 | 1,699 | 1,707 | — | #220 |
| 2012 | 1,715 | 1,732 | — | #216 |
| 2011 | 1,733 | 1,733 | — | #205 |
| 2010 | 1,357 | 1,357 | — | #253 |
| 2009 | 1,447 | 1,459 | — | #245 |
| 2008 | 1,295 | 1,304 | — | #268 |
| 2007 | 1,232 | 1,237 | #20,434 | #282 |
| 2006 | 1,238 | 1,253 | — | #280 |
| 2005 | 1,202 | 1,214 | — | #280 |
| 2004 | 1,281 | 1,299 | #14,118 | #260 |
| 2003 | 1,424 | 1,445 | — | #234 |
| 2002 | 408 | 419 | — | #544 |
| 2001 | 229 | 229 | — | #755 |
| 2000 | 165 | 165 | — | #929 |
| 1999 | 159 | 159 | — | #925 |
| 1998 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 34 | — | — | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | — | #4,014 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | — | #4,786 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | — | #4,087 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | — | #4,441 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #6,115 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #8,210 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #9,459 |