What does Xander mean?

Xander means "defender of men"

How do we pronounce Xander?

Xander \xan-der, xa-nd-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Xander is pronounced in Dutch as KSAANDahR or in English as ZAENDahR 1.

1 Pronunciation for Xander: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)"

What is the origin of Xander?

Xander is largely used in Dutch, English, German, and Greek. It is derived from Old Greek origins. Xander is a shortening of the name Alexander meaning of name (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic). Xander is popular as a baby boy name, and it perceived as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, it was of very light use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2009 with 0.068% of baby boys being named Xander. It had a ranking of #244 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.066% and its ranking #254. Among the family of boy names directly related to Xander, Alexander name popularity was the most commonly used. In 2010, it was 12 times more popular than Xander.

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The baby name Xander fun facts:

The name Xander in reverse order is "Rednax".

The numerological value of the name Xander is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Xander?

Xander is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.10%
20130.09%
20120.09%
20110.09%
20100.07%
20090.07%
20080.06%
20070.06%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames