Xander vs Xan

Side-by-side comparison of Xander and Xan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Xander

Boy name · Rank #215

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Name B

Xan

Boy name

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Metric Xander Xan
Current Rank #215 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 38,928 132
Peak Year 2017 2007
Peak Year Births 2,413 11
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1990 1971

Births by Decade

Decade Xander Xan
1970ss — 6
1990ss 362 21
2000ss 9,909 69
2010ss 19,312 24
2020ss 9,345 12

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Xander Xan
2014 1,839 —
2015 1,932 —
2016 2,016 5
2017 2,413 —
2018 2,274 5
2019 2,335 —
2020 2,054 —
2021 2,016 —
2022 1,899 6
2023 1,711 6
2024 1,665 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1990–2024.

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