Baby names featuring the letter X are more popular now than ever before, and this trend has given rise to an fascinating sub-trend: baby names featuring two X’s.
Since 1980, dozens of double-X names have popped up in the U.S. baby name data. Here are all the XX-names I’ve spotted so far, ordered by year of debut:
- 1979: …
- 1980: Maxx*
- 1981: …
- 1982: …
- 1983: …
- 1984: Roxxanne
- 1985: …
- 1986: Alexx
- 1987: Alexxis
- 1988: …
- 1989: Alexxa, Roxxane
- 1990: Maxxwell, Alexxus*
- 1991: Lexxus,* Xxavier
- 1992: Alexxander
- 1993: …
- 1994: Alixx, Lexxi, Alexxandra
- 1995: Lexxis, Alexxandria, Foxx, Daxx
- 1996: Alexxys, Alexxia
- 1997: Alexxes, Jaxx
- 1998: Lexxie
- 1999: …
- 2000: Lexxy, Maxximus,* Lexx
- 2001: Maxxwel
- 2002: Jaxxon, Axxel
- 2003: …
- 2004: …
- 2005: …
- 2006: …
- 2007: Maddoxx
- 2008: Roxxi, Braxxton
- 2009: Knoxx, Madoxx, Maxxon, Lenoxx, Nixxon
- 2010: Luxx, Phoenixx, Jaxxen, Maxxim
- 2011: Jaxxson, Rexx
- 2012: Braxx, Jaxxyn, Maxxamus
- 2013: Moxxi, Dexx, Jaxxin
- 2014: Jaxxton, Maxxton, Maxxen
- 2015: Maxxis, Daxxon, Daxxton
- 2016: Maxxine, Noxx, Brixx, Hendrixx
- 2017: Madixx
- 2018: Brixxon, Onyxx, Axxton, Jaxxston
*Pop culture connections: Maxx was inspired by a TV show, Lexxus (and Alexxus) by the car brand, and Maxximus by the movie Gladiator.
And here’s something interesting: as the usage of XX-names has increased, the trend has veered masculine:
| 2000 | 2010 | 2018 | |
| All babies w/ XX-names | 331 | 651 | 1,011 |
| Boys with XX-names | 126 (38%) | 507 (77%) | 960 (95%) |
| Girls with XX-names | 205 (62%) | 144 (22%) | 51 (5%) |
What are your thoughts on the extra X — stylish, or superfluous?
P.S. Here are a few more XX-names collected from other posts: Lexxannah, Clarixxa, Jixxr, Sixx, Xxoie, Bixx, JMaxx, Mixx.