Xavier
Xavier is a Basque name meaning 'new house' or 'bright,' derived from the Spanish castle Javier. It gained prominence through Saint Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary and co-founder of the Jesuit order.
Current Popularity
Popularity over time
Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 3,176. How this is calculated
Yearly values
- 2011: 5,450
- 2012: 5,386
- 2013: 4,997
- 2014: 4,789
- 2015: 4,667
- 2016: 4,625
- 2017: 4,521
- 2018: 4,345
- 2019: 4,194
- 2020: 3,902
- 2021: 3,741
- 2022: 3,618
- 2023: 3,435
- 2024: 3,354
- 2025: 3,232
- 2026 (projected): 3,176
Good to Know
- •Often pronounced 'ZAY-vee-er' in English, though 'HAH-vee-air' is the Spanish pronunciation
- •The X beginning makes it distinctive and memorable
- •Popular across multiple cultures with slight spelling variations
- •Commonly associated with intelligence and sophistication
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Famous People
Saint Francis Xavier
16th-century Catholic missionary and saint
Xavier Dolan
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Javier Bardem
Spanish actor and Academy Award winner
Xavier Becerra
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Statistics
160,332
Total births since 1880
2007
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