Xavier Boy
How popular is Xavier?
#108 boy name in 2025
3,232 baby boys were named Xavier in the US in 2025, making it the 108th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Xavier popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #108 for boys (▼ 6 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,232 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #90 in 2015, #91 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (6,561 boys) |
| Highest rank | #68 in 2007 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1886 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Xavier counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Xavier family of names ranked #118 for boys in 2025 (#113 the year before), with 3,252 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier | 3,232 | 99% |
| Xavior | 15 | 0% |
| Xaviar | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Xavier is most popular
Babies named Xavier per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 5.2 per 1,000 (170 boys)
- Nevada: 4.0 per 1,000 (229 boys)
- District of Columbia: 4.0 per 1,000 (59 boys)
- West Virginia: 3.8 per 1,000 (123 boys)
- Delaware: 3.7 per 1,000 (56 boys)
Xavier by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #959 |
| 1890s | 23 | #739 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1910s | 111 | #1,265 |
| 1920s | 154 | #1,569 |
| 1930s | 172 | #1,463 |
| 1940s | 395 | #855 |
| 1950s | 956 | #666 |
| 1960s | 1,799 | #521 |
| 1970s | 2,869 | #425 |
| 1980s | 7,041 | #210 |
| 1990s | 24,290 | #113 |
| 2000s | 52,490 | #68 |
| 2010s | 48,739 | #71 |
| 2020s | 21,282 | #91 |
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Questions
- Is Xavier a boy or girl name?
- Xavier is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Xavier were boys.
- How popular is the name Xavier?
- 3,232 baby boys were named Xavier in the US in 2025, making it the 108th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Xavier most popular?
- Xavier peaked in 2007, when 6,561 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #68, held for 2 years starting in 2007.
- How many people are named Xavier?
- 161,200 babies have been named Xavier in the US since 1880. We estimate about 157,440 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Xavier most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Xavier was most common in New Mexico, at 5.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.