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X Factor Baby Names

The letter X seems to all by itself create cool baby names. Think about Jackson, an already-trendy name made livelier by the Jaxon variation. Even classic names with an X, such as Alexander, seem more, well, exciting compared to other traditional names.

Along with Alexander and Jaxon, other baby names with an X in the US Top 200 include Axel, Xavier, Braxton, Ximena, Alexandra, Max, Maddox, and Xander. Even a silent X makes baby names infinitely cooler, such as in Croix, Deveraux, Margaux, and Roux.

One X name you won’t see on this list: Alexa. Alexa is now inextricably linked to Amazon’s virtual assistant and as such, is one of the fastest-falling names of the moment. However, there are plenty more wonderful names with Xs. Some of the best baby names with the X factor:

Francesca

Meaning: from France or free man

Origin:Italian variation of Frances
271
Lottie

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, diminutive of Charlotte
144
Carolina

Meaning: free man

Origin:Variation of Caroline; also place-name
1118
Charlize

Meaning: free man

Origin:Feminization of Charles
1782
Charlene

Meaning: free man

Origin:Variation of Caroline or Charlotte, feminine form of Charles
2028
Francine

Meaning: from France or free man

Origin:French diminutive pet form of Francoise
1049
Carol

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, feminine variation of Charles
1388
Carolyn

Meaning: free man

Origin:Variation of Caroline
1631
Franny

Meaning: from France or free man

Origin:Latin, diminutive of Frances
3155
Carrie

Meaning: free man

Origin:Diminutive of Carol or Caroline
1620
Francisco

Meaning: free man

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese
634
Francis

Meaning: Frenchman or free man

Origin:Latin
240
Diarmaid

Meaning: free man

Origin:Irish
2266
Franklin

Meaning: free landholder

Origin:English
562
Carl

Meaning: free man

Origin:German variation of Charles
757
Charles

Meaning: man, free man

Origin:French from German
290
Carlos

Meaning: free man

Origin:Spanish variation of Charles
991
Dermot

Meaning: free from envy

Origin:Irish, Anglicization of Diarmaid
1891
Kika

Meaning: from France or free man

Origin:Variation of Francisca, Spanish
2763
Darby

Meaning: free from envy, or, from the deer estate

Origin:Irish or Norse, "free from envy, or, from the deer estate"
1448