Boy nameCurrently #102 in the USFalling
Xavier
ZAY-vee-er//ˈzeɪviər//
3 syllablesPeak year: 20076 lettersStarts with X
Meaning & origin
New house, bright
Xavier comes from the Basque place name Etxeberria, meaning 'new house', and was made famous by the 16th-century Jesuit missionary Saint Francis Xavier. Its distinctive sound and international flair have made it consistently popular in the US.
Xavier's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Xavier |
|---|---|
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1896 | 5 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1913 | 6 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 28 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 17 |
| 1919 | 12 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1921 | 15 |
| 1922 | 19 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 17 |
| 1926 | 15 |
| 1927 | 14 |
| 1928 | 23 |
| 1929 | 21 |
| 1930 | 17 |
| 1931 | 20 |
| 1932 | 19 |
| 1933 | 14 |
| 1934 | 16 |
| 1935 | 14 |
| 1936 | 21 |
| 1937 | 15 |
| 1938 | 20 |
| 1939 | 16 |
| 1940 | 23 |
| 1941 | 22 |
| 1942 | 36 |
| 1943 | 28 |
| 1944 | 37 |
| 1945 | 35 |
| 1946 | 40 |
| 1947 | 50 |
| 1948 | 60 |
| 1949 | 64 |
| 1950 | 63 |
| 1951 | 79 |
| 1952 | 84 |
| 1953 | 101 |
| 1954 | 106 |
| 1955 | 112 |
| 1956 | 75 |
| 1957 | 123 |
| 1958 | 82 |
| 1959 | 131 |
| 1960 | 131 |
| 1961 | 177 |
| 1962 | 156 |
| 1963 | 189 |
| 1964 | 182 |
| 1965 | 153 |
| 1966 | 211 |
| 1967 | 182 |
| 1968 | 216 |
| 1969 | 232 |
| 1970 | 221 |
| 1971 | 284 |
| 1972 | 265 |
| 1973 | 289 |
| 1974 | 315 |
| 1975 | 322 |
| 1976 | 303 |
| 1977 | 359 |
| 1978 | 349 |
| 1979 | 281 |
| 1980 | 341 |
| 1981 | 366 |
| 1982 | 439 |
| 1983 | 502 |
| 1984 | 556 |
| 1985 | 639 |
| 1986 | 762 |
| 1987 | 995 |
| 1988 | 1,263 |
| 1989 | 1,381 |
| 1990 | 1,676 |
| 1991 | 1,846 |
| 1992 | 2,265 |
| 1993 | 2,477 |
| 1994 | 2,555 |
| 1995 | 2,417 |
| 1996 | 2,528 |
| 1997 | 2,620 |
| 1998 | 2,957 |
| 1999 | 3,206 |
| 2000 | 3,652 |
| 2001 | 4,002 |
| 2002 | 4,663 |
| 2003 | 5,089 |
| 2004 | 5,037 |
| 2005 | 4,893 |
| 2006 | 6,201 |
| 2007 | 6,576 |
| 2008 | 6,300 |
| 2009 | 6,238 |
| 2010 | 5,772 |
| 2011 | 5,449 |
| 2012 | 5,394 |
| 2013 | 5,008 |
| 2014 | 4,800 |
| 2015 | 4,665 |
| 2016 | 4,631 |
| 2017 | 4,518 |
| 2018 | 4,345 |
| 2019 | 4,196 |
| 2020 | 3,907 |
| 2021 | 3,751 |
| 2022 | 3,617 |
| 2023 | 3,432 |
| 2024 | 3,343 |
Xavier through the decades
- Xavier peaked in 2007, when 6,576 babies were named Xavier in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Xavier has fallen 29% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Xavier currently ranks #102 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Xavi
Variants & spellings
Javier
Famous people named Xavier
- Saint Francis Xavier — Jesuit missionary