Boy name Basque origin Christian tradition

Javier

hah-vee-AIR · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
New house; bright (Xavier)
Language
Basque
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#247
2024 births1,435
Peak year2001
First appeared1917
Total US births106,700
2001 peak19171944197119972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Javi
Alternate spellings
XavierJavyer
In other languages
Javier (Spanish)Xavier (English)Saverio (Italian)Xabier (Basque)

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