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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:

Maddox

Meaning: son of Madoc

Origin:Welsh
568
Bronx The meaning of Bronx as an American origin n...
Origin:Place name
1717
Nixon

Meaning: son of Nicholas

Origin:English
1607
Fairfax

Meaning: blond

Origin:English
5393
Xanthippe

Meaning: yellow horse

Origin:Greek
1901
Dixon

Meaning: son of Dick

Origin:Scottish
3497
Paxton

Meaning: peace town

Origin:Latin and English
823
Viatrix

Meaning: voyager

Origin:Latin
4569
Exodus

Meaning: departure

Origin:Greek
5651
Xenobia

Meaning: of Zeus

Origin:Greek
5847
Alexandru The name Alexandru, a Romanian variant of th...
Origin:Ancient Greek
6297
Thaxter Thaxter is an old boys' name, and the meanin...
Origin:English
7043
Xabat

Meaning: savior

Origin:Basque variation of Salvador, Spanish
7070
Laxmi Of Indian origin, the meaning of Laxmi is ‘w...
Origin:Indian
14821
Luck Number: 8
15155
Saxon

Meaning: people of the dagger

Origin:German
1917
Deveraux

Meaning: riverbank

Origin:French
1238
Max

Meaning: greatest

Origin:English and German diminutive of Maximilian or Maxwell
105
Alexander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek
42
Felix

Meaning: happy, fortunate

Origin:Latin
6