Boy name Basque origin Christian tradition

Xavier

EKS-zay-vee-er · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
New house; bright
Language
Basque
Culture
Basque
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#102
2024 births3,337
Peak year2007
First appeared1886
Total US births157,050
2007 peak18861921195519902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
XavZave
Alternate spellings
XaverJavier
In other languages
Xabier (Basque)Javier (Spanish)Xavier (French)Saverio (Italian)

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