Boys' name · since 1974
Xerxes
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 304 babies named Xerxes, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
304 babies have been named Xerxes since 1974, making it today's #5461 boys' name.
Xerxes has 304 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5461 as of the latest data, more common than 61% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #10,501 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,461 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 304 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xerxes ranks #10,501 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,461 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 304 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Xerxes's 304 recorded births place it above 76.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Xerxes compares
304 46th percentile among 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
Xerxes's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Xerxes | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Xerxes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Xerxes's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Xerxes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Xerxes by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (117 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Xerxes's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Xerxes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 117 births (38% of all-time use).
Xerxes by state
Where Xerxes concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 304 births nationwide.
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What to do with Xerxes's data
- Xerxes's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Xerxess (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Xerxes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Xerxes 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.