Xerxes is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Xerxes is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,593 for boy births in the United States (and #11,803 across all names), given to 17 babies. Xerxes was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 2018 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #5,593 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #5,228 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #5,903 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #5,621 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #6,323 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #8,028 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #7,615 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #4,729 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #6,317 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #6,707 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | #5,979 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #6,611 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #9,625 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | #7,023 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #8,105 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #7,214 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,837 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,883 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #8,425 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #10,512 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #12,071 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #10,295 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #10,124 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,917 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #8,122 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #4,449 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,303 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #5,214 |