Boy names that start with X are not easy to come by, which can make the letter especially appealing if you want something less expected. Xavier and Xander may feel familiar, while many of the choices below have roots in languages and cultures around the world.

This list includes the meaning or origin of each name. As you narrow down your favorites, try saying each one with your last name and consider whether you would use the full name or a nickname.

Boy Names That Start With X

The names are grouped by style and listed alphabetically within each section. For names written with Chinese or Japanese characters, meanings can vary depending on the characters used.

20 Notable Boy Names That Start With X

1. Xackery — A modern spelling of Zachary, from a Hebrew name meaning “God remembers.”

2. Xaiden — A modern spelling of Aiden, from an Irish name meaning “little fire.”

3. Xan — A Galician form of John, a name meaning “God is gracious.”

4. Xander — Greek for “defending men.”

5. Xandro — This name also means “defending men” in Greek.

6. Xanthos — This name means “golden-haired” in Greek.

7. Xavi — A Catalan short form of Xavier, a name derived from a Basque place name meaning “new house.”

8. Xavier — A Basque name meaning “new house.”

9. Xavion — A modern elaboration of Xavier, a name derived from a Basque place name meaning “new house.”

10. Xayden — Another modern spelling of Aiden, from an Irish name meaning “little fire.”

11. Xenon — Greek for “stranger” or “foreigner.”

12. Xenos — A Greek name meaning “stranger,” “foreigner,” or “guest.”

13. Xerxes — A Persian name meaning “hero among heroes.”

14. Xia — In Chinese, this name means “hospitable” or “welcoming.”

15. Xin — This name means “elegant” in Chinese.

16. Xoel — A Galician name meaning “Yahweh is God.”

17. Xolani — This name means “peace” in Zulu.

18. Xu — This name means “slowly” in Chinese.

19. Xylon — A Greek name meaning “wood.”

20. Xzander — A modern spelling of Xander, a short form of Alexander meaning “defending men.”

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1. Xabi — A Basque short form of Xavier, a name derived from a place name meaning “new house.”

2. Xabriel — A modern spelling inspired by Gabriel, a Hebrew name meaning “God is my strength.”

3. Xacatur — This name means “given by the cross” in Armenian.

4. Xach — A modern spelling of Zach, a short form of Zachary, meaning “Yahweh remembers.”

5. Xachary — A modern spelling of Zachary, a Hebrew name meaning “Yahweh remembers.”

6. Xacinto — Spanish and Portuguese for “hyacinth.”

7. Xaco — An Armenian name meaning “given by the cross.”

8. Xae — Lao for “victory.”

9. Xadrian — An American-created name that means “man from Hadria” in English.

10. Xaivion — Basque for “new house.”

11. Xakai — A modern spelling likely inspired by Zakai, a Hebrew name meaning “pure” or “innocent.”

12. Xamuel — A modern spelling of Samuel, a Hebrew name commonly interpreted as “God has heard.”

13. Xancho — A Latin name meaning “sacred.”

14. Xande — Greek for “defending men.”

15. Xandrey — This name means “manly” in Russian.

16. Xandros — Greek for “man’s defender.”

17. Xane — A modern spelling of Zane.

18. Xanh — This name means “green” in Vietnamese.

19. Xaniel — A modern name likely inspired by Daniel, a Hebrew name meaning “God is my judge.”

20. Xann — Greek for “defender of man.”

21. Xantos — A Greek name meaning “gold” or “yellow.”

22. Xasan — Arabic for “good.”

23. Xaviell — This Basque name means “new house.”

24. Xavior — Basque for “new house.”

25. Xavy — This name also means “new house” in Basque.

26. Xebastian — A modern spelling of Sebastian, a name with Greek roots meaning “venerable.”

27. Xeke — A modern spelling of Zeke, a short form of Ezekiel, meaning “God will strengthen.”

28. Xelat — Kurdish for “praise.”

29. Xelo — A Galician name meaning “messenger.”

30. Xenith — A modern spelling of Zenith, an English word referring to the highest point.

31. Xeno — A Greek name meaning “of Zeus.”

32. Xephyr — In Greek, this name means “west wind.”

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33. Xero — This name means “dry” in Greek.

34. Xesus — A Galician name meaning “the Lord is salvation.”

35. Xhon — An Albanian form of John, a name meaning “God is gracious.”

36. Xi — Chinese for “pleased.”

37. Xiao — A Chinese name meaning “dawn.”

38. Xicu — This name means “Frenchman” or “free man” in Asturian.

39. Xillao — A Galician name meaning “woolly beard.”

40. Ximenes — This name means “He has heard” or “flat-nosed” in Spanish.

41. Ximeno — A Basque name meaning “son.”

42. Xinran — A combination of “pledge” and “admire” in Chinese.

43. Xob — This name means “lightning and thunder” in Hmong.

44. Xoday — Tatar for “God.”

45. Xok — A Turkic name meaning “meadow” or “pasture.”

46. Xola — This name means “stay in peace” in Xhosa.

47. Xosepe — Asturian for “He will add.”

48. Xotlani — In Zulu, this name means “forgiveness.”

49. Xristopher — A modern spelling of Christopher, a Greek name meaning “bearing Christ.”

50. Xuanbo — This name means “bright and broad” in Chinese.

51. Xuanxu — This Chinese name is a combination of “deep/mysterious” and “dawn/radiant.”

52. Xub — Hmong for “precious” or “arrow.”

53. Xuda — This name means “God” in Kazakh.

54. Xue — Chinese for “snow.”

55. Xuefeng — In Chinese, this name means “snow peak.”

56. Xun — This name means “snow” in Chinese.

57. Xuseen — This name means “to be good” in Somali.

58. Xuwa — Chatino for “God is gracious.”

59. Xuzhen — A combination of “brilliant” and “precious” in Chinese.

60. Xylan — A modern name inspired by the Greek word xylon, meaning “wood.”

61. Xylo — A Greek name meaning “wood.”

62. Xyoob — Hmong for “bamboo.”

63. Xystos — Greek for “scraped” or “polished.”

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1. Xaabsade — A Somali name meaning “keeper.”

2. Xabat — Basque for “savior.”

3. Xabiso — This name means “value” or “price” in Xhosa.

4. Xacobe — A Galician name meaning “supplanter.”

5. Xairo — A Galician name meaning “He shines.”

6. Xakry — Hebrew for “God remembers.”

7. Xalli — This name means “sand” in Nahuatl.

8. Xaloc — Catalan for “sirocco” or “hot wind.”

9. Xamar — An Arabic name meaning “red.”

10. Xamza — Somali for “strong.”

11. Xandinho — In Portuguese, this name means “defending man.”

12. Xandon — This name means “cheerful” or “smiling” in Uzbek.

13. Xandru — A Romanian name meaning “defender of man.”

14. Xandy — Greek for “defending men.”

15. Xaneiro — This Galician name means “January.”

16. Xanny — In Greek, this name means “defender of the people.”

17. Xante — Greek for “golden” or “yellow.”

18. Xantiago — Portuguese for “follower of St. James.”

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19. Xantino — In Italian, this name means “little saint.”

20. Xanto — Italian for “golden.”

21. Xaphyr — A Greek name meaning “west wind.”

22. Xareed — This name means “rain” in Somali.

23. Xarles — French for “free man.”

24. Xaviyer — A rare spelling of “Xavier,” which means “new house” in Basque.

25. Xavvy — This is a nickname for “Xavier,” which is also Basque for “new house.”

26. Xbalanque — Mayan for “jaguar,” “sun,” or “deer.”

27. Xebat — A Kurdish name meaning “struggle” or “effort.”

28. Xeeb — In Hmong, this name means “born” or “produce.”

29. Xelad — Kurdish for “gift.”

30. Xenagoras — Greek for “strange marketplace.”

31. Xenocrates — Greek for “powerful foreigner.”

32. Xenofon — A Greek name meaning “foreign voice.”

33. Xenophon — This name is also Greek for “foreign voice.”

34. Xephaniah — A modern spelling of Zephaniah, a Hebrew name meaning “Yahweh has hidden.”

35. Xeres — A rare spelling related to the Persian name Xerxes.

36. Xever — A Basque name meaning “new house.”

37. Xhafer — Albanian for “stream.”

38. Xhaki — An Albanian name with an uncertain meaning.

39. Xhantilomzi — Xhosa for “pillar.”

40. Xhelal — Albanian for “greatness.”

41. Xhemail — This name means “beauty” in Albanian.

42. Xhemal — An Arabic name meaning “beauty.”

43. Xhevahir — In Albanian, this name means “jewel.”

44. Xian — This name has several meanings in Chinese, including “present” and “virtuous.”

45. Xiancong — Chinese for “transcendent” and “clever.”

46. Xiangzhen — A Chinese name that means “good omen” and “valuable.”

47. Xiaobo — In Chinese, this name means “little wrestler.”

48. Xiaofei — Chinese for “beautiful” and “dawn.”

49. Xiaohui — This name means “dawn” and “brightness.”

50. Xiayi — Chinese for “summer” and “proper.”

51. Xicohtencatl — An Aztec name meaning “angry bumblebee.”

52. Xidig — This name means “star” in Somali.

53. Xihuitl — An Aztec name meaning “comet.”

54. Ximon — This name means “He has heard” in Spanish.

55. Xinding — Chinese for “happy” and “settled.”

56. Xing — A Chinese name meaning “star.”

57. Xingyu — Chinese for “prosper” and “brilliant.”

58. Xinlin — In Chinese, this name means “dawn” and “forest.”

59. Xinyi — This name means “happy soul” in Chinese.

60. Xiuli — A Chinese name meaning “beautiful pair.”

61. Xiwang — In Chinese, this name means “hope.”

62. Xoan — A Galician name meaning “God is gracious.”

63. Xochipilli — Nahuatl for “flower prince.”

64. Xolotl — In Nahuatl, this name means “servant” or “cornstalk.”

65. Xuchen — Chinese for “inspect.”

66. Xulio — A Galician name meaning “woolly beard.”

67. Xurshid — This name means “shining sun” in Uzbek.

68. Xurxo — Galician for “farmer.”

69. Xuthus — In Greek, this name means “sparrow.”

70. Xylas — Greek for “wood dweller.”

71. Xylin — This name also means “from the woods” in Greek.

72. Xystus — Greek for “polished.”

73. Xzaiah — A modern spelling of Isaiah, a Hebrew name meaning “Yahweh is salvation.”

74. Xzaiver — A modern spelling of Xavier, which comes from a Basque place name meaning “new house.”

75. Xzayver — A modern spelling of Xavier, which comes from a Basque place name meaning “new house.”

76. Xzekiel — A modern spelling of Ezekiel, a Hebrew name meaning “God will strengthen.”

An X name may catch your attention on the page, but it is worth hearing it aloud before deciding. Try each favorite with your last name, consider the nicknames that may come naturally, and come back to your shortlist after a few days.

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