Javier
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #274 for boys in 2025, 1,252 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2001 · 2,637 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 107,969since 1917
Javier over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Javier has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #274 | 1,252 | |
| 2024 | — | #247 | 1,443 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #239 | 1,471 |
| 2022 | — | #239 | 1,463 | |
| 2021 | — | #249 | 1,425 | |
| 2020 | — | #250 | 1,407 | |
| 2019 | — | #235 | 1,612 | |
| 2018 | — | #244 | 1,552 | |
| 2017 | — | #231 | 1,644 | |
| 2016 | — | #236 | 1,633 | |
| 2015 | — | #226 | 1,702 | |
| 2014 | — | #217 | 1,765 | |
| 2013 | — | #223 | 1,684 | |
| 2012 | — | #211 | 1,776 | |
| 2011 | — | #194 | 1,884 | |
| 2010 | — | #190 | 1,952 | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #187 | 2,017 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #165 | 2,369 |
| 2007 | — | #163 | 2,554 | |
| 2006 | — | #163 | 2,592 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #164 | 2,501 |
| 2004 | #8,259 | 13 | #159 | 2,536 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #161 | 2,502 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #158 | 2,436 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #149 | 2,637 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #155 | 2,493 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #160 | 2,318 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #149 | 2,309 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #153 | 2,291 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #153 | 2,247 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #156 | 2,250 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #153 | 2,271 |
| 1993 | #4,100 | 25 | #150 | 2,180 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #152 | 2,132 |
| 1991 | #4,208 | 24 | #150 | 2,134 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #157 | 1,983 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #166 | 1,814 |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 | #181 | 1,570 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #179 | 1,529 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #184 | 1,427 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #182 | 1,425 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #181 | 1,389 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | #181 | 1,423 |
| 1982 | #3,898 | 20 | #193 | 1,292 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #192 | 1,306 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #186 | 1,307 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #208 | 1,140 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #198 | 1,157 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #203 | 1,115 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #206 | 1,055 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #200 | 1,110 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #210 | 1,060 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #209 | 1,036 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #238 | 901 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #240 | 966 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #253 | 912 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #259 | 808 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #268 | 739 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #254 | 793 |
| 1966 | — | #270 | 738 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #319 | 574 |
| 1964 | — | #322 | 587 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #327 | 584 |
| 1962 | — | #323 | 587 | |
| 1961 | — | #341 | 531 | |
| 1960 | — | #354 | 482 | |
| 1959 | — | #379 | 436 | |
| 1958 | — | #431 | 332 | |
| 1957 | — | #433 | 323 | |
| 1956 | — | #414 | 339 | |
| 1955 | — | #437 | 283 | |
| 1954 | — | #462 | 246 | |
| 1953 | — | #435 | 267 | |
| 1952 | — | #445 | 251 | |
| 1951 | — | #485 | 194 | |
| 1950 | — | #440 | 228 | |
| 1949 | — | #541 | 152 | |
| 1948 | — | #658 | 106 | |
| 1947 | — | #658 | 110 | |
| 1946 | — | #615 | 109 | |
| 1945 | — | #684 | 78 | |
| 1944 | — | #888 | 51 | |
| 1943 | — | #908 | 54 | |
| 1942 | — | #876 | 56 | |
| 1941 | — | #938 | 46 | |
| 1940 | — | #929 | 47 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,085 | 35 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,149 | 32 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,168 | 32 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,271 | 27 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,295 | 27 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,189 | 31 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,251 | 28 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,126 | 36 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,239 | 31 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,069 | 42 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,154 | 36 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,822 | 18 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,796 | 19 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,846 | 18 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,313 | 13 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,641 | 11 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,489 | 7 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
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| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1917
The first year at least five boys were named Javier! It came in at #3,981, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1917–1918, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Javier is popular in 2019
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arizona#100 · 1 in 389
- Texas#116 · 1 in 519
- New Mexico#131 · 1 in 447
- California#140 · 1 in 629
- Idaho#179 · 1 in 601
Best ever in a state: #65 in Texas, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #100 | 86 | 1 in 389 |
| Texas | #116 | 336 | 1 in 519 |
| New Mexico | #131 | 17 | 1 in 447 |
| California | #140 | 323 | 1 in 629 |
| Idaho | #179 | 13 | 1 in 601 |
| Illinois | #189 | 75 | 1 in 767 |
| Nevada | #192 | 17 | 1 in 755 |
| Florida | #197 | 107 | 1 in 886 |
| Kansas | #198 | 20 | 1 in 707 |
| Wisconsin | #223 | 27 | 1 in 929 |
| Georgia | #250 | 48 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Colorado | #256 | 25 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Maryland | #270 | 22 | 1 in 1,184 |
| North Carolina | #271 | 43 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Massachusetts | #273 | 20 | 1 in 1,407 |
| Oklahoma | #280 | 17 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Washington | #281 | 29 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Nebraska | #286 | 9 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Utah | #292 | 17 | 1 in 1,139 |
| New Jersey | #294 | 29 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Virginia | #303 | 28 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Indiana | #305 | 25 | 1 in 1,348 |
| Oregon | #308 | 13 | 1 in 1,267 |
| New York | #322 | 57 | 1 in 1,641 |
| Connecticut | #328 | 8 | 1 in 1,654 |
| Pennsylvania | #355 | 30 | 1 in 1,862 |
| Arkansas | #356 | 9 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Ohio | #363 | 31 | 1 in 1,825 |
| Iowa | #367 | 9 | 1 in 1,598 |
| Alabama | #389 | 13 | 1 in 1,742 |
| South Carolina | #420 | 10 | 1 in 2,063 |
| Louisiana | #426 | 12 | 1 in 1,883 |
| Kentucky | #430 | 10 | 1 in 2,049 |
| Michigan | #444 | 19 | 1 in 2,317 |
| Minnesota | #494 | 10 | 1 in 2,618 |
| Tennessee | #524 | 12 | 1 in 2,933 |
| Missouri | #549 | 10 | 1 in 2,976 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 27 spots since 2024 (#247 → #274)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#250 → #274)
- 48 spots since 2015 (#226 → #274)
- Biggest jump: 204 spots in 1945 (#888 → #684)
- Biggest drop: 45 spots in 1951 (#440 → #485)
Rise & fade · boys
84 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 2001 at #149 (2,637 births)
- Births halved by 2025, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 86 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1940–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 737
- Highest: 1 in 737 boys born in 2001 were named Javier (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,364 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 22.8% of all boys named Javier (24,637) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #3,736 (1919) | #3,859 |
| 1920s | 155 | #1,154 (1929) | #2,385 |
| 1930s | 321 | #1,069 (1930) | #1,184 |
| 1940s | 809 | #541 (1949) | #770 |
| 1950s | 2,899 | #379 (1959) | #436 |
| 1960s | 6,423 | #254 (1967) | #304 |
| 1970s | 10,452 | #198 (1978) | #217 |
| 1980s | 14,482 | #166 (1989) | #183 |
| 1990s | 22,115 | #149 (1998) | #153 |
| 2000s | 24,637 | #149 (2001) | #162 |
| 2010s | 17,204 | #190 (2010) | #221 |
| 2020s | 8,461 | #239 (2023) | #250 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Javier in 2019
boys
#235
1,612 births · 1 in 1,113 boys
Top boys' names in 2019
More about 2019
boys
1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 1,113 of them was named Javier, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Javier
Biggest movers since 2018
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.