Meaning and history
Xerxes is the Greek form of the Old Persian name 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayarša), meaning “ruler over heroes.” It was the name of a 5th-century BC king of Persia, son of Darius the Great, who attempted an invasion of Greece that ended in defeat at the Battle of Salamis.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 9 births, rank #8,173
2008: 8 births, rank #9,019
2009: 12 births, rank #6,802
2010: 10 births, rank #7,591
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 12 births, rank #6,626
2013: 8 births, rank #8,789
2014: 13 births, rank #6,307
2015: 15 births, rank #5,746
20162016: 13 births, rank #6,349
2017: 14 births, rank #6,060
2018: 21 births, rank #4,610
2019: 11 births, rank #7,173
2020: 10 births, rank #7,502
20212021: 14 births, rank #6,032
2022: 17 births, rank #5,445
2023: 16 births, rank #5,666
2024: 19 births, rank #5,067
20252025: 17 births, rank #5,399
In 2025, 17 babies were recorded with the name Xerxes, ranking #5,399 among boys.