Xanthus vs Xander

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

Name A

Xanthus

Boy name

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Name B

Xander

Boy name · Rank #215

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Metric Xanthus Xander
Current Rank Unranked #215
Total Births (all years) 11 38,928
Peak Year 2004 2017
Peak Year Births 6 2,413
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2004 1990

Births by Decade

Decade Xanthus Xander
1990ss — 362
2000ss 6 9,909
2010ss 5 19,312
2020ss — 9,345

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Xanthus Xander
2014 — 1,839
2015 — 1,932
2016 — 2,016
2017 — 2,413
2018 — 2,274
2019 — 2,335
2020 — 2,054
2021 — 2,016
2022 — 1,899
2023 — 1,711
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, 2004–2013.

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