Xerxes is a male name. It is the Greek version of the Old Persian name Xšaya-ṛšā, which is today known in Modern Persian as Khashayar. It may refer to:

• Xerxes I of Persia, reigned 486-465 BC
• Xerxes II of Persia, reigned 424 BC
• Xerxes of Armenia, Armenian king, assassinated around 212 BC
• Xerxes of Commagene, third Satrap of the state of Commagene (228 to 201 BC)
• Xerxes is the twenty-fourth word in the full name of Wolfe+585, Senior.