Xavier

Xavier

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

The given name Xavier is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Navarrese Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier.

From Wikipedia

Xavier first appears in the data in 2004 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,572 babies (rank #26 that year). In 2025 it was given to 410 boys (rank #41). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Xavier

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Xavier yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,291

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,572

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2004	157	#85
2005	213	#70
2006	128	#81
2007	174	#57
2008	398	#38
2009	531	#24
2010	599	#20
2011	642	#19
2012	611	#19
2013	572	#21
2014	585	#24
2015	1,572	#26
2016	1,286	#32
2017	757	#22
2018	668	#29
2019	791	#33
2020	560	#37
2021	386	#39
2022	425	#29
2023	345	#35
2024	481	#32
2025	410	#41

Year

Babies

Rank

2004

157

#85

2005

213

#70

2006

128

#81

2007

174

#57

2008

398

#38

2009

531

#24

2010

599

#20

2011

642

#19

2012

611

#19

2013

572

#21

2014

585

#24

2015

1,572

#26

2016

1,286

#32

2017

757

#22

2018

668

#29

2019

791

#33

2020

560

#37

2021

386

#39

2022

425

#29

2023

345

#35

2024

481

#32

2025

410

#41