Name meaning & stats
Xander
Xander means “defender of people” (Ancient Greek origin). 40,349 US babies since 1940, peak 2017.
What it means
“defender of people”
Ancient GreekPet form of Alexander
In US birth records
Peak year: 2017
40,349 US babies were named Xander between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Xander (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Xander is the main spelling
- Xander 98%
- Xzander 2%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2017)