Xavier

Boy Basque #105 in 2023

Xavier is a boy name of Basque origin.

Meaning of Xavier

Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552). 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 Xabier. Doublet of Echeverría.

Popularity of Xavier

Popularity, 1886–2023

3,432 births in 2023

1886 2023

153,713 U.S. births recorded from 1886–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2007

6,576 babies

First recorded

1886

137 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

A name of Spanish/Basque origin

Possibly a variant of Xenia, from Xenia, from ξενία, the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from t=foreign, strange

Xenia

Girl · Ancient Greek

From the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Xenia, from ξενία

Xitlali

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.