Baby Names That Start With X
Only 12 baby names here begin with X, ranking it 26 of 26 letters: 4 boy names, 8 girl names. Greek is the commonest of the 10 origins on this letter. Xavier and Ximena are among the 2 that the US Social Security Administration currently ranks.
All Names Starting With X
| Name | Gender | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| XanderGreek | Boy | Greek | Defender of the people |
| XaviCatalan, Basque | Boy | Catalan, Basque | New house, bright |
| XavierPopularBasque, Arabic | Boy | Basque, Arabic | New house, bright |
| XenaGreek | Girl | Greek | Hospitable, welcoming |
| XeniaGreek | Girl | Greek | Hospitality to strangers |
| XiaChinese | Girl | Chinese | Summer, glow of sunrise |
| XianaSpanish | Girl | Spanish | From the Julian family |
| XimenaPopularSpanish, Basque | Girl | Spanish, Basque | Listener, one who hears |
| XiomaraSpanish, Germanic | Girl | Spanish, Germanic | Famous in battle, ready for war |
| XochitlNahuatl | Girl | Nahuatl | Flower |
| XolaniZulu | Girl | Zulu | Peace, forgive |
| XzavierBasque | Boy | Basque | New house |
X is the most exclusive starting letter in baby naming — every X-name is inherently distinctive. Xavier honours the Basque saint who helped found the Jesuits, Xena channels Greek warrior strength, and Ximena brings Spanish and Nahuatl nobility. If uniqueness is your priority, X delivers it with genuine cultural depth rather than novelty.
Boy Names Starting With X
Saintly Xavier, defender Xander, and Catalan Xavi — the most exclusive boy names in the alphabet, each inherently distinctive.
Girl Names Starting With X
Warrior Xena, noble Ximena, and battle-ready Xiomara — bold girl names from Greek and Spanish-Nahuatl heritage.
Baby names starting with X: FAQ
How many baby names start with X?
12 in this collection: 4 boy names, 8 girl names. That is what this catalogue holds today rather than every name in use anywhere — entries are added over time, and the figures on this page are counted from the dataset, so they move with it.
What are popular boy names starting with X?
4 boy names here begin with X, among them Xavier. Popularity is name by name rather than by letter, so each entry links to its own page with the US rank and the number of births in the latest year the Social Security Administration published.
What are popular girl names starting with X?
8 girl names here begin with X, among them Ximena. As with the boy names, the ranking belongs to the individual name and not to the letter it starts with.
Are there unisex names that start with X?
Not in this collection. All 12 names beginning with X are recorded as either boy names or girl names; a name counts as unisex here only when both appear in the US data.