How Many People Are Named Xerxes?
An estimated 283 people in the United States have the first name Xerxes. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Xerxes peaked in popularity in 2018 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Xerxes as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Xerxes paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
283
About 1 in 1,211,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2018
21 births
Total Registered
287
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Xerxes
Xerxes is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 287 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Xerxes as a male name
Ranked #5,209 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (21 births)
Xerxes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Xerxes span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 117 babies were registered. While Xerxes is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Xerxes by Decade
How has Xerxes tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Xerxes by State
Xerxes + Last Name Combinations
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Xerxes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xerxes?
We estimate approximately 283 people named Xerxes are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,211,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Xerxes a common name?
Xerxes is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 287 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Xerxes most popular?
Xerxes reached peak popularity in 2018, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Xerxes is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Xerxes a male name?
Xerxes is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Xerxes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Xerxes Smith, Xerxes Johnson, Xerxes Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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