Fun Facts About the Name Saverio
- More than 1 thousand babies named Saverio: U.S. records list 1,861 babies given the name Saverio from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Saverio Mean?
Saverio is the Italian form of the name Xavier, and its usual meaning is "new house," taken from the Basque place name behind it. That place name, Basque Xabier (the town of Javier in Navarre, Spain), is generally explained as etxe "house" joined with berri "new" - a very common pattern in Basque place names, which often describe a dwelling or property. The literal sense is therefore a description of a building site or homestead ("new house"), not a quality or virtue.
The derivation from etxe + berri is the standard explanation but is not fully settled, and other readings of the toponym have been proposed, so the oldest layer of the name remains somewhat uncertain. What is clear is that the name reached Italy as a personal name, not as an Italian word; its resemblance to Italian salvare ("to save") and to Salvatore is coincidental and is not the source of the name.
Saverio Name History & Origins
The name began as a place name: Javier (Basque Xabier), a castle and town in Navarre, northern Spain. It became a personal name through Saint Francis Xavier (1506 - 1552), born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta at that castle. He became one of the first companions of Ignatius of Loyola and a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, and he worked as a missionary in India, Malacca, and Japan before dying on Shangchuan Island off the Chinese coast. He was canonized in 1622, and devotion to him carried his birthplace name across Catholic Europe as a baptismal name - Javier in Spain, Xavier in Portugal and France, and Saverio in Italy.
The Italian form comes through the Latinized Xaverius used in the saint's honor; in Italian the initial x was replaced by s, giving Saverio. The name is strongly associated with southern Italy, especially Naples and Sicily, and it appears both on its own and in the compound Francesco Saverio, where the second element honors the saint and is sometimes used alone in everyday speech. A feminine form, Saveria, also exists. Among documented bearers is the Italian composer Saverio Mercadante (1795 - 1870).
How Popular is the Name Saverio?
Saverio recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1922. Its best rank was #996 in 1914.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,132 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #13,848 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,156 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,667 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #6,285 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #7,409 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,550 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #7,527 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #5,486 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,518 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #6,251 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,024 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #6,947 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #5,936 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #7,413 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #9,520 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #8,875 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #7,614 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #8,063 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,389 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,555 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #8,049 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #6,644 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #10,438 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #5,618 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #4,352 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #4,306 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #6,217 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,068 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #4,571 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #5,833 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #5,064 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,136 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #7,266 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #6,416 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,314 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #4,759 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,147 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #3,475 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #6,590 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,667 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #7,136 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #4,525 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #4,100 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #6,116 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #3,528 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #4,106 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #3,799 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #2,492 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #3,050 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #3,290 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #2,991 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #2,800 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #2,789 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #1,931 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1969 | #2,293 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #1,687 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1967 | #1,892 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #1,608 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1965 | #1,714 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1964 | #2,102 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #2,100 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #2,264 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #3,315 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,663 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,512 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #1,830 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #2,007 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #1,879 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #2,294 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #1,882 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1953 | #3,107 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #2,356 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #2,126 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #1,737 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1949 | #1,929 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1948 | #3,611 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #1,591 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1946 | #2,128 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1945 | #2,114 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #1,482 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1942 | #1,724 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1941 | #2,074 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1940 | #1,465 | 22 | 0.0019% |
| 1939 | #1,863 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1938 | #1,804 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #1,815 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1936 | #1,786 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1935 | #1,645 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1934 | #2,011 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1933 | #1,537 | 21 | 0.0021% |
| 1932 | #1,419 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1931 | #1,027 | 43 | 0.0041% |
| 1930 | #1,275 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1929 | #1,597 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1928 | #1,751 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1927 | #1,369 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1926 | #1,142 | 40 | 0.0036% |
| 1925 | #1,445 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1924 | #1,184 | 38 | 0.0034% |
| 1923 | #1,191 | 37 | 0.0034% |
| 1922 | #1,045 | 46 | 0.0042% |
| 1921 | #1,441 | 28 | 0.0025% |
| 1920 | #1,317 | 31 | 0.0029% |
| 1919 | #1,376 | 28 | 0.0029% |
| 1918 | #1,190 | 35 | 0.0035% |
| 1917 | #1,387 | 26 | 0.0028% |
| 1916 | #1,057 | 38 | 0.0043% |
| 1915 | #1,451 | 23 | 0.0027% |
| 1914 | #996 | 32 | 0.0049% |
| 1913 | #1,072 | 23 | 0.0045% |
| 1912 | #1,217 | 16 | 0.0037% |
| 1911 | #1,711 | 6 | 0.0027% |
| 1910 | #1,806 | 5 | 0.0026% |
| 1909 | #1,255 | 7 | 0.0043% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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