How common is this name ?

murray1234 · January 2015

Xander .

Dh absolutely loves the name... I like uncommon names

MJMum524 · January 2015

I don't know any! It's a neat name.

mamayo26 · January 2015

I don't know any IRL..,only TV shows and books. It is on my short list. It was 219 on the SSA list (and 230 for the spelling Zander) for 2013.

cnoelle92 · January 2015

You should check out the baby name board

blu-eyedwife · January 2015

NSYoder26 said:

I don't know any IRL..,only TV shows and books. It is on my short list. It was 219 on the SSA list (and 230 for the spelling Zander) for 2013.

Let's not forget it's usually a nickname for Alexander (which is where it's from - it wasn't used as a stand alone name before the 1990s) which was 8 on the SAA list last year.

missjenniebean · January 2015

I went to high school with a xander, but other than that I do not know any!

leenziepops · January 2015

I find it uncommon

amooraxo · January 2015

One of my friends' son is named Xander. It's a nice name.. he's the only one I know. It reminds me of the movie triple X... I think that's Vin Diesel's characters name :P

crashski13 · January 2015

DS #2 is xander. I like it but it's still growing on me for a little baby and he's 1. We call him X or xan xan (made up by my 8yo nephew)

Eta I do have to correct people on spelling though. They often spell it zander...which didn't even cross my mind when choosing.

MrsMonogrammed · January 2015

I know a 1 year old Xander from a girl I went to high school with. Other than that I dont even know any Alexander's who go by Xander!

Cmchenry10 · January 2015

I don't know anyone with the name. If your going for uncommon, it may be a good name

taboullio84 · January 2015

Have a little boy cousin with this name

sweet3pea · January 2015

I actually had a student last year with that name--spelled that way too. I don't think it is terribly common though.

alcrimmins · January 2015

Two of my friends named their boys Xander this past year.

Emilywooddesign · January 2015

I just know one little boy called that. He is probably 8 or 9. I like the name

amberdiane28 · January 2015

My DS's middle name is Alexander and my DH calls him Xander. I'm not super crazy about the name. Sounds like a name I'd hear on Star Trek.

I had no idea it was gaining popularity. I honestly thought DH made it up. Ha!

Twalk93 · January 2015

I only know of one. My best friend from high school named her baby that but i think its an awesome name. You n your baby gotta live with it forever so as long as you like it n you feel like your baby is a xander go for it!

Ladymouse · January 2015

Also include Alexander in SS searches. DS is Alexander, nn Xander. (Every Alex I met before DS was born was female - now I have a friend with a grown son Alex. Alexander was close to the only name DH and I could agree on.)

I did hear some from DH's side over Christmas - we would have gotten some serious side-eyeing if Xander had been his legal name.

darvo · January 2015

I agree with @JimBobCooter‌. I had never heard it before, but since I've been working at a middle school there are quite a few kiddos with that name.

devyns2nd · January 2015

I think it's super cute!!

KJKNAJ · January 2015

I know a 5yr old named Zander.

channner · January 2015

My 3 year old nephew is Xander. It might be gaining popularity since January Jones named her son that recently.

JoJo1111 · January 2015

arrestclementine said:
Namenerds.com has a great list. They compile all names with different spellings and rank them together. For example Aiden (and all of it's spellings are the most popular name): Aiden (13527), Ayden (6035), Aidan (2640), Aden (1096), Adan (866), Aydin (329), Aydan (248), Aidyn (221), Aaden (200), Aedan (165), Aayden (144), Adin (109), Adyn (85), Aaiden (75), Aydenn (75), Aiyden (67), Aeden (56), Eiden (45), Aydon (40), Adon (36), Aedyn (35), Aydyn (31), Aadyn (27), Aidin (25), Aidon (24), Eidan (23), Aydden (20), Aidden (18), Ayeden (17), Ayiden (16), Eyden (16), Aydn (13), Aadan (13), Aidenn (11), Aaidyn (11), Eydan (10), Adynn (9), Aedin (9), Aadon (9), Aidynn (8), Aedon (7), Aadin (6), Aiiden (5), Aiydan (5)

Alexander is 12 while Xander is 130 (or these other spellings for this same name Zander (1586), Xzander (43), Exander (7)).

Here is the link to the boys name list https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jI41vHXIDs05lTY7nGGu-2U01t04pRGLETLFXRnyjQQ/edit#gid=1862878943

For those interested here is the same spreadsheet for the girls: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qjQ-XqLiPj-fEJ00HEw80O_7C0UFYyU5gFuA2aKDxv4/edit#gid=2063282448

Also this is a little outdated, as it looks like it is for 2013. I'm not sure how often they update these lists. Hope that helps!

That list of horribly spelled names intrigued me and made my eyes bleed simultaneously

alyciahamon · January 2015

I am naming my little boy Alexander Lawrence and his nickname will be Zander. I have no idea how popular the name actually is.

scrystala · January 2015

That is one of our boy name choices too. We haven't decided on Zander Xander or Ander.

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