How Many People Are Named Xander Cunningham?

There are approximately 17 people named Xander Cunningham living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 20,162,020 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Xander with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cunningham. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 20,162,020 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Xander

Last Name

Cunningham

Xander: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Xander. The peak year was 2017 with 2,420 births. The average person named Xander today is 12 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Xander

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Xander in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Xander rose or fell over time.

White

62.05%

Black

4.11%

Hispanic

20.64%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.72%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.33%

Two or More Races

9.14%

Ancestry of the Cunningham Surname

The surname Cunningham was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Cunningham in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

70.60%

Black

20.59%

Hispanic

3.62%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.68%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.48%

Two or More Races

4.03%

How we calculated this

The first name "Xander" has an estimated frequency of 0.0113% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Cunningham" appears at a rate of 43.11 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Xander are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 17 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Xander

Xander Smith Xander Johnson Xander Williams Xander Brown Xander Jones Xander Garcia

Other people with the surname Cunningham

Michael Cunningham James Cunningham John Cunningham David Cunningham Robert Cunningham William Cunningham Daniel Cunningham Sean Cunningham

Xander Cunningham: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Xander Cunningham?

We estimate approximately 17 people named Xander Cunningham are alive in the United States today. The first name Xander is shared by 38,666 Americans, and the surname Cunningham is shared by 147,777.

How rare is the name Xander Cunningham?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 20,162,020 Americans. The first name Xander is uncommon and the surname Cunningham is common.

Is Xander a male or female name?

Xander is predominantly male, with 99.8% of bearers being male and 0.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 2017 and the average bearer today is 12 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Xander?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Xander was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (62.05%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (20.64%) and Two or More Races (9.14%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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