Javier

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Javier is the Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier. The name derives from the Catholic saint called Francis de Xavier, where Xavier refers to the saint's birthplace.

From Wikipedia

Javier first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 40 babies (rank #607 that year). In 2024 it was given to 21 boys (rank #1,159). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Javier

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.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.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

776

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Javier

Javier Mileipresenter · b. 1970
Javier Bardemfilm actor · b. 1969
Javier Pérez de Cuéllarhead of government · b. 1920
Javier Mascheranoassociation football player · b. 1984
Javier Zanettiassociation football player · b. 1973

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	24	#654
1992	13	#987
1993	10	#1,209
1994	20	#714
1995	24	#722
1996	21	#776
1997	15	#952
1998	28	#629
1999	20	#782
2000	19	#830
2001	14	#1,044
2002	20	#836
2003	22	#804
2004	24	#792
2005	22	#867
2006	25	#809
2007	40	#607
2008	18	#1,116
2009	28	#827
2010	36	#683
2011	25	#888
2012	23	#963
2013	24	#941
2014	27	#857
2015	21	#1,028
2016	26	#905
2017	20	#1,114
2018	24	#960
2019	23	#998
2020	26	#924
2021	22	#1,067
2022	23	#1,028
2023	28	#881
2024	21	#1,159