Baby Names Starting with X — with Meanings

X names are rare and striking: Xavier, Ximena, Xochitl, Xanthe. Most are Spanish, Basque or Greek in origin.

Our catalogue has 28 names starting with X — 46% girls’ names, 32% boys’ names and 6 unisex. Most are 2 syllables long, and the meanings people choose most often in this letter are life & new beginnings, sea, rivers & rain, gems & gold. The three most common X names across all traditions are .

If you are naming by birth star (nakshatra) or by the letter from the Guru Granth Sahib, this is your page: scroll to the tradition you follow, or open the finder pre-filtered to X and add your surname to hear how each name sounds.