Boy name Persian origin Multiple tradition

Xerxes

ZURK-seez · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Ruler over heroes
Language
Persian
Culture
Persian
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
royal · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5209
2024 births19
Peak year2018
First appeared1974
Total US births287
2018 peak19741987199920122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
XerxezKhshayarsha
In other languages
Xerxes (English/Greek)Khshayarsha (Old Persian)Jerjes (Spanish)

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Notable people named Xerxes

Xerxes I of Persia (King of Kings)
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