Javier

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Spanish

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 1917 and has been recorded in 107 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 2,637 babies (rank #149 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,435 boys (rank #247). 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.

107,193
Total babies (all years)
107
Years in the data
2,637
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
19175#4,267
19196#3,940
19207#3,642
19215#4,655
192213#2,408
192315#2,176
192411#2,737
192513#2,368
192618#1,871
192719#1,840
192818#1,870
192936#1,165
193042#1,075
193131#1,247
193236#1,130
193328#1,264
193431#1,203
193527#1,310
193627#1,285
193732#1,172
193832#1,159
193935#1,094
194047#934
194146#946
194256#885
194354#910
194451#892
194578#687
1946109#616
1947110#659
1948106#660
1949152#541
1950228#440
1951194#487
1952251#447
1953267#435
1954246#463
1955283#437
1956339#414
1957323#433
1958333#431
1959436#380
1960483#354
1961530#341
1962587#323
1963584#327
1964587#323
1965575#319
1966738#270
1967792#254
1968739#268
1969808#259
1970912#253
1971966#240
1972901#238
19731,036#209
19741,060#210
19751,109#200
19761,054#206
19771,115#203
19781,157#199
19791,140#208
19801,307#186
19811,306#192
19821,293#193
19831,423#181
19841,389#181
19851,424#182
19861,426#184
19871,529#179
19881,569#181
19891,815#166
19901,984#157
19912,134#150
19922,132#152
19932,180#150
19942,271#153
19952,250#156
19962,247#153
19972,291#153
19982,309#149
19992,318#160
20002,493#155
20012,637#149
20022,436#158
20032,502#161
20042,536#159
20052,501#164
20062,592#163
20072,552#163
20082,369#165
20092,017#187
20101,952#190
20111,884#194
20121,775#211
20131,684#223
20141,765#217
20151,702#226
20161,632#236
20171,644#231
20181,550#244
20191,612#235
20201,407#250
20211,425#249
20221,463#239
20231,469#239
20241,435#247