Xavier
Boy nameXavier has been given to 161,200 babies in the U.S. since 1886. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #108 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈzeɪ.vɪə/
Toponymic surname of a 16th-century saint born in the Kingdom of Navarre, Francis de Xavier, from a place name in the Kingdom of Navarre, originally from Basque Xabier. Doublet of Echeverría.
Origin: Spanish < Basque
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
161,200
Peak year
2007 (6,577 babies)
Rank in 2025
#108 for boys
First recorded
1886
10-year trend
▼ -31%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Xavier
Xavi Hernández
Spanish footballer and manager (born 1980)
Xavier Bettel
Luxembourgish politician (born 1973)
Xavier Dolan
Canadian filmmaker (born 1989)
Pedro V of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Xavier.
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