Boys' name · since 1990
Xander
40,281 babies named Xander in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,281
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Xander is the #259 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 40,281 recorded since 1990.
Xander has 40,281 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #259 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #572 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #259 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 40,281 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xander ranks #572 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #259 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 40,281 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,281
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Xander's 40,281 recorded births place it above 98.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Xander compares
40,281 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Xander's all-time total is 109x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40,281 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,414 | 34 | 22,252 |
Xander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Xander splits its recorded history at 2008: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 2,414 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Xander popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 2,414
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Xander popularity over time - girls
68 total births recorded since 2004 (Xander as girls' name)
Xander by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (19,317 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Xander's strongest decade.
19,317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Xander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 362
1990s
362 births
- 2000s
2000s
9,909 births
- 2010s
2010s
19,317 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,693 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19,317 births (48% of all-time use).
How Xander compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Xander's total volume
Xander by state
Where Xander concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,986 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,628 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 2,290 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,860 | 4.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,574 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,510 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,373 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,357 | 3.4% |
3,986 of 40,281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Xander appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Xander's data
- Xander's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (19,317 total births) through the 2020s (10,693) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Xanders (3,986 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Xander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Xander draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.