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How popular is the name Xander?
Births per year, rank history and how many Xanders are alive today.
Xander (male) is a shortened form of the name Alexander. Although Xander itself was given to 212 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 236th as a registered name), most Xanders are registered as Alexander, which ranked 40th in 2025 with 1,271 babies.
Most people called Xander are registered as Alexander, and share that name's profile: the Alexander you are most likely to meet is around 33 years old. Half of all Alexanders born in England and Wales are between 21 and 44, and there are at least 210,000 of them alive today. Only some Alexanders go by Xander.
How many babies are named Xander or Alexander each year?
Combined registrations of Alexander, Xander. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Alexander rank as a registered name?
Where does Xander rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Xander short for Alexander?
Yes - Xander is a shortened form of Alexander. Xanders are usually registered as Alexander at birth.
When was the name Xander most popular?
The full name Alexander peaked in 1994, when around 6,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Xander itself peaked as a registered name in 2021, with 308 babies.
How many people are called Xander?
There's no official count of people who go by Xander, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 210,000 people registered as Alexander born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Xander.
How old is the typical Xander?
Most people called Xander are registered as Alexander. Most living Alexanders are between 21 and 44; the most common age is about 33.
Is Xander becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak.