Xavier

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 1,018 babies (rank #30 that year). In 2024 it was given to 294 boys (rank #101). 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.

20,601

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,018

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Wednesday: Xavier Thorpe — psychic artist

Famous people named Xavier

Xavier Bettelpolitician · b. 1973
Xavier Dolandub actor · b. 1989
Xavier Bichatanatomist · b. 1771
Xavier Espot Zamorajurist · b. 1979
Xavier Samuelfilm actor · b. 1983

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	178	#193
1992	208	#167
1993	185	#179
1994	221	#135
1995	260	#136
1996	325	#114
1997	318	#114
1998	318	#112
1999	350	#94
2000	481	#74
2001	633	#56
2002	850	#40
2003	803	#44
2004	836	#38
2005	814	#37
2006	929	#34
2007	878	#35
2008	1,002	#32
2009	1,018	#30
2010	949	#29
2011	944	#28
2012	896	#30
2013	905	#30
2014	815	#36
2015	797	#34
2016	749	#38
2017	681	#40
2018	665	#40
2019	537	#54
2020	506	#56
2021	477	#65
2022	422	#69
2023	351	#81
2024	294	#101