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Xerxes

/ˈzɝksiz/ · 100% boys · 17 born in 2025

Xerxes has been given to about 304 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈzɝksiz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 296
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Xerxes per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 21
  • Born in 202517
  • All time304
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Xerxes?

Its best year was 2018, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 4729th. The typical living American called Xerxes is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Xerxes

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Reyes0.56
  2. Marques0.51
  3. Charles0.47
  4. Ares0.48
  5. Aries0.46

Middle names for Xerxes

Ranked by flow score
  1. Xerxes Paul0.77
  2. Xerxes John0.77
  3. Xerxes Blake0.76
  4. Xerxes Wade0.76
  5. Xerxes Ross0.76
  6. Xerxes Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Xerxes

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.84
  2. Emilianasister · 0.84
  3. Hazielbrother · 0.84
  4. Yahyabrother · 0.84
  5. Maisysister · 0.83
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.83

Where Xerxes is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Xerxes Anderson0.77
    2. Xerxes White0.72
    3. Xerxes Nguyen0.72
    4. Xerxes Moore0.72
    5. Xerxes Hill0.72
    6. Xerxes Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Xerxes

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.