Xavier
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #108 for boys in 2025, 3,232 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2007 · 6,561 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 160,332since 1886
Xavier over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #10,107 | 9 | #108 | 3,232 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #102 | 3,354 |
| 2023 | — | #105 | 3,435 | |
| 2022 | — | #100 | 3,618 | |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #100 | 3,741 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #91 | 3,902 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #90 | 4,194 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #88 | 4,345 |
| 2017 | — | #89 | 4,521 | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #88 | 4,625 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #90 | 4,667 |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 | #88 | 4,789 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #83 | 4,997 |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #80 | 5,386 |
| 2011 | — | #76 | 5,450 | |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #71 | 5,765 |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | #68 | 6,227 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #71 | 6,290 |
| 2007 | #7,733 | 16 | #68 | 6,561 |
| 2006 | #7,142 | 17 | #78 | 6,184 |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #87 | 4,879 |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 | #88 | 5,016 |
| 2003 | #5,235 | 23 | #85 | 5,066 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #88 | 4,648 |
| 2001 | #5,009 | 23 | #94 | 3,979 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #103 | 3,640 |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | #113 | 3,190 |
| 1998 | #4,238 | 26 | #131 | 2,931 |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | #141 | 2,590 |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | #141 | 2,507 |
| 1995 | #4,518 | 22 | #148 | 2,396 |
| 1994 | #3,892 | 27 | #139 | 2,527 |
| 1993 | #3,585 | 30 | #141 | 2,447 |
| 1992 | #4,528 | 22 | #147 | 2,243 |
| 1991 | #3,207 | 34 | #176 | 1,812 |
| 1990 | #3,623 | 29 | #186 | 1,647 |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 | #210 | 1,356 |
| 1988 | #3,095 | 32 | #213 | 1,231 |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 | #241 | 970 |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | #281 | 746 |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #321 | 625 |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | #347 | 534 |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | #363 | 481 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 | #398 | 422 |
| 1981 | #3,739 | 21 | #445 | 345 |
| 1980 | #6,789 | 9 | #464 | 331 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #505 | 273 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #437 | 333 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #425 | 345 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #461 | 289 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #455 | 308 |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | #461 | 299 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #475 | 275 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #492 | 255 |
| 1971 | #4,311 | 13 | #486 | 271 |
| 1970 | — | #546 | 221 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #521 | 225 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #524 | 210 |
| 1967 | — | #552 | 182 | |
| 1966 | — | #525 | 211 | |
| 1965 | — | #619 | 153 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #594 | 177 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #585 | 182 |
| 1962 | — | #616 | 157 | |
| 1961 | — | #595 | 176 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #699 | 126 |
| 1959 | — | #667 | 131 | |
| 1958 | — | #828 | 82 | |
| 1957 | — | #689 | 123 | |
| 1956 | — | #865 | 75 | |
| 1955 | — | #693 | 112 | |
| 1954 | — | #706 | 106 | |
| 1953 | — | #707 | 101 | |
| 1952 | — | #766 | 84 | |
| 1951 | — | #791 | 79 | |
| 1950 | — | #865 | 63 | |
| 1949 | — | #856 | 64 | |
| 1948 | — | #879 | 60 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,014 | 50 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,094 | 40 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,103 | 35 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,085 | 37 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,308 | 28 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,139 | 36 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,446 | 22 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,397 | 23 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,521 | 20 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,828 | 15 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,463 | 21 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,929 | 14 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,783 | 16 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,905 | 14 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,651 | 19 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,589 | 20 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,821 | 17 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,611 | 21 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,569 | 23 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,074 | 15 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,935 | 17 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,827 | 19 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,152 | 15 | |
| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,385 | 12 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,905 | 17 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,643 | 20 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,265 | 28 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
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| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Xavier! It came in at #959, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Xavier is popular in 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Georgia#109 · 1 in 606
- Alabama#132 · 1 in 738
- Mississippi#134 · 1 in 630
- Tennessee#141 · 1 in 915
- Arkansas#150 · 1 in 864
Best ever in a state: #20 in New Mexico, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #109 | 77 | 1 in 606 |
| Alabama | #132 | 35 | 1 in 738 |
| Mississippi | #134 | 26 | 1 in 630 |
| Tennessee | #141 | 37 | 1 in 915 |
| Arkansas | #150 | 17 | 1 in 864 |
| South Carolina | #154 | 28 | 1 in 803 |
| Alaska | #155 | 6 | 1 in 720 |
| Texas | #158 | 186 | 1 in 775 |
| Connecticut | #160 | 18 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Florida | #168 | 84 | 1 in 1,006 |
| Massachusetts | #169 | 27 | 1 in 1,536 |
| District of Columbia | #170 | 10 | 1 in 830 |
| New York | #175 | 106 | 1 in 1,224 |
| North Carolina | #176 | 34 | 1 in 1,280 |
| New Jersey | #182 | 39 | 1 in 1,319 |
| Illinois | #190 | 71 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Arizona | #195 | 26 | 1 in 1,133 |
| New Mexico | #200 | 11 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Louisiana | #208 | 29 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Wisconsin | #208 | 17 | 1 in 1,906 |
| Virginia | #214 | 26 | 1 in 1,543 |
| Maryland | #216 | 18 | 1 in 1,703 |
| California | #236 | 155 | 1 in 1,627 |
| Oklahoma | #250 | 11 | 1 in 1,885 |
| Colorado | #281 | 10 | 1 in 2,414 |
| Kentucky | #287 | 7 | 1 in 3,373 |
| Washington | #287 | 13 | 1 in 2,508 |
| Missouri | #290 | 13 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Michigan | #304 | 20 | 1 in 3,233 |
| Indiana | #315 | 11 | 1 in 3,526 |
| Oregon | #362 | 5 | 1 in 3,671 |
| Pennsylvania | #408 | 14 | 1 in 5,651 |
| Ohio | #433 | 12 | 1 in 6,410 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Xavier
- 6 spots since 2024 (#102 → #108)
- 17 spots since 2020 (#91 → #108)
- 18 spots since 2015 (#90 → #108)
- Biggest jump: 176 spots in 1957 (#865 → #689)
- Biggest drop: 172 spots in 1956 (#693 → #865)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 2007 at #68 (6,561 births)
- Births halved by 2025, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 2001–2022
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1948–2025
- Highest: 1 in 316 boys born in 2007 were named Xavier (0.32%)
- Latest: 1 in 528 boys born in 2025 (0.19%)
- 32.7% of all boys named Xavier (52,490) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #959 (1886) | #959 |
| 1890s | 23 | #739 (1890) | #993 |
| 1900s | 6 | #1,200 (1907) | #1,200 |
| 1910s | 111 | #1,265 (1916) | #2,062 |
| 1920s | 154 | #1,569 (1928) | #2,269 |
| 1930s | 172 | #1,463 (1936) | #1,720 |
| 1940s | 395 | #856 (1949) | #1,132 |
| 1950s | 956 | #667 (1959) | #758 |
| 1960s | 1,799 | #521 (1969) | #583 |
| 1970s | 2,869 | #425 (1977) | #474 |
| 1980s | 7,041 | #210 (1989) | #328 |
| 1990s | 24,290 | #113 (1999) | #146 |
| 2000s | 52,490 | #68 (2007) | #83 |
| 2010s | 48,739 | #71 (2010) | #84 |
| 2020s | 21,282 | #91 (2020) | #101 |
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.
Xavier in 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 55,652 of them was named Xavier, which outranked 77.7% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,039Tiffiany33
- #3,039Tomika33
- #3,039Zena33
- #3,095Xavier32
- #3,095Aishah32
- #3,095Berta32
- #3,095Britanie32
- #3,165Adelaida31
- #3,165Adena31
- #3,165Alva31
Tied with 69 names at #3,095; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 1,555 of them was named Xavier, which outranked 97.5% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).