Javier

Meaning: New house
Origin: Spanish (from Basque (via Spanish Javier, English/Spanish Xavier, Basque Xabier)) — Variant of Xavier · Basque etxe (house) + berri (new)

Boy's name · #274 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Javier reached its best rank, #149, in 1998 and ranked #274 in 2025. Roughly 108,000 boys have been named Javier since 1917.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#32 in Spain (2024) · #52 in Mexico (2024) · #93 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #127 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,712 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,067 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,159 in Canada (2024).

Famous Javiers

Javier Milei — Argentine economist (born 1970)
Javier Bardem — Spanish actor
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar — 5th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1920–2020)
Javier Mascherano — Argentine association football player and manager
Javier Zanetti — Argentine association football player (born 1973)

In stories & tradition

Javier Escuella^fr — Red Dead Redemption (video game)
Javier Delgado — Modern Family (TV series)
Javier Esposito — Castle (TV series)

What Javiers become

Among 2,914 notable people named Javier:

Sports figures appear 1.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Javier Mascherano, Argentine association football player and manager.

Similar names: Xavier · Fernando · Jake · Alejandro · Juan · Julio

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