Xerxes - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Xerxes \x(e)-rxes\ is of Persian origin, and its meaning is "monarch". Xerxes was the title of several Persian rulers. One (in the fifth century BC) made war on the Greeks and also appears in the biblical Apocrypha as Ahasuerus, husband of Esther.

Baby names that sound like Xerxes are Sergius and Sergios.

Xerxes is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Xerxes. Click here to compare Xerxes with related baby names.