Baby name meaning

Xavier

New house · Basque origin

What does Xavier mean?

Xavier is a male name of Basque origin, meaning “New house”.

How popular is Xavier?

In England & Wales, Xavier ranked #238 among boys' names in 2024, with 207 babies given the name, close to its #224 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2010, when it reached #158.

In the United States, Xavier was the #91 boys' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #71 in 2010.

Xavier — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Xavier over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #871US 1960: #702US 1970: #549US 1980: #464US 1990: #186US 2000: #103US 2010: #71US 2020: #91England & Wales 2024: #238United StatesEngland & Wales
Xavier’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Xavier in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#37858
2000#34573
2005#252136
2010#158354
2015#210274
2020#207245
2024#238207

Who are famous people named Xavier?

What names go well with Xavier?

Sebastian Gabriel Leo Felix

More on Xavier

Basque, distinctive, and it means new house. Xavier comes with an X, three nicknames and a top-fifty spot in Australia.

Xavier: the name that starts with the alphabet's best letter — Xavier as our Name of the Day.

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