Baby names starting with X
10 names beginning with X, each with an editorial meaning and origin note and its real popularity rank from the 2025 U.S. Social Security Administration data. Rank is U.S.-only and reflects how records are grouped in that source.
- Xamira modern respelling of Samira, from Arabic 'samir' = companion in evening conversation, storyteller
- Xander short form of Alexander, from Greek 'alexein' = to defend + 'aner, andros' = man; 'defender of men'
- Xavier from the Basque place name Etxaberri, from 'etxe' = house + 'berri' = new; taken from St Francis Xavier, born at Xavier castle in Navarre
- Xena modern name popularized by the television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995); sometimes linked to Greek 'xenos' = stranger, guest
- Ximena Spanish feminine of Ximeno, an old Basque and Navarrese name of debated root, sometimes connected with Basque 'seme' = son
- Xiomara Spanish name generally traced to a Germanic (Visigothic) original, from 'sigi' = victory + 'mari' = famous; the derivation is not fully certain
- Xitlali respelling of Citlali, from Nahuatl 'citlalli' = star
- Xochitl from Nahuatl 'xochitl' = flower
- Xolani Zulu and Xhosa, from 'xolani' = be peaceful, forgive; the plural imperative of 'xola' = to be calm, to forgive
- Xyla modern coinage, usually explained from Greek 'xylon' = wood; not documented as a name before the twentieth century
Only names carrying a meaning note are listed here. Popularity-only records exist for many more spellings and are reachable through the full directory search.
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