Given name
Xandra
“helper and defender of mankind”
Xandra is a form of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Xandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.” Xandra is a form of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Xandra is used as a form of Alexandra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xandra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 514
- 0 boys · 514 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 576 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Xandra’s family of names
In English usage, Xandra is a short form of Alexandra. In German usage, Xandra has a related form in Alexa. Xandra is a form of Alexandra.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Xandra has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Xandra
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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