Xavier

Meaning: New house
Origin: Spanish (from Basque (place name in Navarre, Spain)) — Basque etxe (house) + berri (new)

Nicknames: Xavi

Boy's name · #108 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Xavier's best rank, #68, came in 2007; it has settled back to #108 today. Roughly 160,000 boys have been named Xavier since 1886.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#33 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #43 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #55 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #111 in New Zealand (2025) · #218 in Ecuador (2025) · #259 in Poland (2025) · #263 in England & Wales (2025) · #308 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #441 in Netherlands (2025) · #483 in N. Ireland (2025) · #643 in Scotland (2025) · #792 in Switzerland (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Xaviers

Xavier Bettel — Luxembourgish politician (born 1973)
Xavier Dolan — Canadian filmmaker (born 1989)
Xavier Bichat — French anatomist and pathologist (1771–1802)
Xavier Espot Zamora — Andorran politician (born 1979)
Xavier Samuel — Australian actor

In stories & tradition

Xavier Harkonnen — Dune
Xavier Waterslaeghers^nl — F.C. De Kampioenen (TV series)
Xavier Austin — Home and Away (TV series)

What Xaviers become

Among 2,371 notable people named Xavier:

Business leaders appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Xavier Niel, French billionaire businessman (born 1967).

Spellings & nicknames

About 110 boys a year are given Xavi as their full name.

Similar names: Javier · Cole · Xander · Dominic · Hunter · Parker

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