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

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Peak · boys
2007 · 6,561 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
22 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
160,332
since 1886

Xavier over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #68, 2007boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,1079#1083,232
2024#13,4776#1023,354
2023—#1053,435
2022—#1003,618
2021#9,56210#1003,741
2020#12,1427#913,902
2019#15,5395#904,194
2018#15,6825#884,345
2017—#894,521
2016#12,8767#884,625
2015#16,4195#904,667
2014#8,96612#884,789
2013#9,61211#834,997
2012#11,2579#805,386
2011—#765,450
2010#13,4487#715,765
2009#7,67916#686,227
2008#9,47612#716,290
2007#7,73316#686,561
2006#7,14217#786,184
2005#7,89114#874,879
2004#5,74421#885,016
2003#5,23523#855,066
2002#7,04515#884,648
2001#5,00923#943,979
2000#8,02712#1033,640
1999#6,19116#1133,190
1998#4,23826#1312,931
1997#3,71630#1412,590
1996#4,73921#1412,507
1995#4,51822#1482,396
1994#3,89227#1392,527
1993#3,58530#1412,447
1992#4,52822#1472,243
1991#3,20734#1761,812
1990#3,62329#1861,647
1989#3,89325#2101,356
1988#3,09532#2131,231
1987#3,52425#241970
1986#4,72416#281746
1985#5,07714#321625
1984#3,61322#347534
1983#3,80620#363481
1982#4,34717#398422
1981#3,73921#445345
1980#6,7899#464331
1979#7,3138#505273
1978#4,24216#437333
1977#4,42515#425345
1976#4,61413#461289
1975#4,37014#455308
1974#3,86316#461299
1973#4,15514#475275
1972#5,10910#492255
1971#4,31113#486271
1970—#546221
1969#6,6176#521225
1968#6,2466#524210
1967—#552182
1966—#525211
1965—#619153
1964#6,7675#594177
1963#5,2967#585182
1962—#616157
1961—#595176
1960#6,3905#699126
1959—#667131
1958—#82882
1957—#689123
1956—#86575
1955—#693112
1954—#706106
1953—#707101
1952—#76684
1951—#79179
1950—#86563
1949—#85664
1948—#87960
1947—#1,01450
1946—#1,09440
1945—#1,10335
1944—#1,08537
1943—#1,30828
1942—#1,13936
1941—#1,44622
1940—#1,39723
1939—#1,71216
1938—#1,52120
1937—#1,82815
1936—#1,46321
1935—#1,92914
1934—#1,78316
1933—#1,90514
1932—#1,65119
1931—#1,58920
1930—#1,82117
1929—#1,61121
1928—#1,56923
1927—#2,19314
1926—#2,07415
1925—#1,93517
1924—#3,0239
1923—#2,02016
1922—#1,82719
1921—#2,15215
1920—#4,2865
1919—#2,38512
1918—#1,90517
1917—#1,64320
1916—#1,26528
1915—#1,87815
1914—#2,6517
1913—#2,4966
1912—#2,2696
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1907—#1,2006
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1897—#1,0575
1896—#1,1015
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1890—#7398
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First appearance
1886

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 2003

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 460 boysAKMaine: #103 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 371 boysMEVermont: #85 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 255 boysVTNew Hampshire: #77 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 254 boysNHWashington: #117 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 439 boysWAIdaho: #195 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 759 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Xavier, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #120 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 405 boysNDMinnesota: #118 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 527 boysMNIllinois: #76 for boys · 244 births · 1 in 325 boysILWisconsin: #112 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 457 boysWIMichigan: #80 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 339 boysMINew York: #78 for boys · 315 births · 1 in 354 boysNYMassachusetts: #76 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 305 boysMARhode Island: #63 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 202 boysRIOregon: #161 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 613 boysORNevada: #74 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 259 boysNVWyoming: #141 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 401 boysWYSouth Dakota: #130 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 449 boysSDIowa: #168 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 740 boysIAIndiana: #96 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 373 boysINOhio: #88 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 357 boysOHPennsylvania: #86 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 375 boysPANew Jersey: #75 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 324 boysNJConnecticut: #71 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 274 boysCTCalifornia: #104 for boys · 571 births · 1 in 440 boysCAUtah: #176 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 699 boysUTColorado: #84 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 312 boysCONebraska: #100 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 320 boysNEMissouri: #105 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 444 boysMOKentucky: #115 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 470 boysKYWest Virginia: #102 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 378 boysWVVirginia: #67 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 298 boysVAMaryland: #70 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 307 boysMDDelaware: #80 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 259 boysDEArizona: #62 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 249 boysAZNew Mexico: #28 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 131 boysNMKansas: #92 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 298 boysKSArkansas: #124 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 494 boysARTennessee: #101 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 415 boysTNNorth Carolina: #80 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 353 boysNCSouth Carolina: #63 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 290 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #75 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 244 boysDCOklahoma: #107 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 385 boysOKLouisiana: #100 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 428 boysLAMississippi: #60 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 272 boysMSAlabama: #77 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 328 boysALGeorgia: #72 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 328 boysGAHawaii: #70 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 257 boysHITexas: #65 for boys · 641 births · 1 in 276 boysTXFlorida: #82 for boys · 276 births · 1 in 339 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#28 · 1 in 131
  2. Mississippi#60 · 1 in 272
  3. Arizona#62 · 1 in 249
  4. Rhode Island#63 · 1 in 202
  5. South Carolina#63 · 1 in 290

Best ever in a state: #20 in New Mexico, 2010.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#28811 in 131
Mississippi#60551 in 272
Arizona#621611 in 249
Rhode Island#63261 in 202
South Carolina#63711 in 290
Texas#656411 in 276
Virginia#671391 in 298
Hawaii#70201 in 257
Maryland#70951 in 307
Connecticut#71651 in 274
Georgia#721741 in 328
Nevada#74511 in 259
District of Columbia#75191 in 244
New Jersey#751491 in 324
Illinois#762441 in 325
Massachusetts#761151 in 305
Alabama#77721 in 328
New Hampshire#77221 in 254
New York#783151 in 354
Delaware#80161 in 259
Michigan#801671 in 339
North Carolina#801441 in 353
Florida#822761 in 339
Colorado#84971 in 312
Vermont#8591 in 255
Pennsylvania#861711 in 375
Ohio#881881 in 357
Kansas#92561 in 298
Indiana#961031 in 373
Louisiana#100601 in 428
Nebraska#100331 in 320
Tennessee#101861 in 415
West Virginia#102241 in 378
Maine#103151 in 371
California#1045711 in 440
Missouri#105761 in 444
Oklahoma#107541 in 385
Wisconsin#112641 in 457
Kentucky#115491 in 470
Washington#117771 in 439
Minnesota#118571 in 527
North Dakota#12081 in 405
Arkansas#124301 in 494
South Dakota#13091 in 449
Alaska#13771 in 460
Wyoming#14151 in 401
Oregon#161321 in 613
Iowa#168221 in 740
Utah#176311 in 699
Idaho#195111 in 759
Montana———

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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
121 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1886
  • Peaked 2007 at #68 (6,561 births)
  • Births halved by 2025, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 22 yrs · run 2001–2022
  • Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1948–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 316
  • Highest: 1 in 316 boys born in 2007 were named Xavier (0.32%)
  • Latest: 1 in 528 boys born in 2025 (0.19%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 32.7% of all boys named Xavier (52,490) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#959 (1886)#959
1890s23#739 (1890)#993
1900s6#1,200 (1907)#1,200
1910s111#1,265 (1916)#2,062
1920s154#1,569 (1928)#2,269
1930s172#1,463 (1936)#1,720
1940s395#856 (1949)#1,132
1950s956#667 (1959)#758
1960s1,799#521 (1969)#583
1970s2,869#425 (1977)#474
1980s7,041#210 (1989)#328
1990s24,290#113 (1999)#146
2000s52,490#68 (2007)#83
2010s48,739#71 (2010)#84
2020s21,282#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 2003

girls
#5,235
23 births · 1 in 79,441 girls
boys
#85
5,066 births · 1 in 390 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #5,235Xavier23

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #85Xavier5,066
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 79,441 of them was named Xavier, which outranked 71.6% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Xavier
  1. #5,092Yui24
  2. #5,092Zeta24
  3. #5,092Zyria24
  4. #5,235Xavier23
  5. #5,235Aasiyah23
  6. #5,235Abeni23
  7. #5,235Adena23
  8. #5,419Aashna22
  9. #5,419Abcde22
  10. #5,419Abigayl22

Tied with 183 names at #5,235; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 390 of them was named Xavier, which outranked 99.3% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Xavier
  1. #82Jaden5,182
  2. #83Diego5,121
  3. #84Hayden5,101
  4. #85Xavier5,066
  5. #86Richard5,054
  6. #87Chase5,014
  7. #88Colin4,876
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 790Maddox#1,372 → #582
  2. ↑ 762Jahir#1,571 → #809
  3. ↑ 519Yair#1,236 → #717
  4. ↑ 450Jamarion#1,094 → #644
  5. ↑ 413Aydan#1,154 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 819Lisandro#898 → #1,717
  2. ↓ 621Shemar#970 → #1,591
  3. ↓ 362Jaheem#891 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 337Keandre#998 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 334Savion#568 → #902

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2003 →