Fun Facts About the Name Xaviar
- 631 babies named Xaviar: U.S. records list 631 babies given the name Xaviar from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Xaviar Mean?
Xaviar is an uncommon variant spelling of Xavier. Xavier comes from the Basque place name Xabier, known in Spanish as Javier, in Navarre. The place name is usually explained with Basque etxe ('house') and berri ('new'), so it is commonly translated 'new house' or 'the new house.' The personal name inherits that place-name meaning; it has no separate etymology. The spelling Xaviar changes the final syllable of the English form but not the derivation.
Xaviar Name History & Origins
Xaviar is a variant spelling of Xavier, and its history is essentially that of Xavier. Xavier comes from the place name Javier in Navarre, Spain; the Basque form of the place name is Xabier. It was a locative surname before it became a given name.
Saint Francis Xavier (1506 - 1552) was born at the castle of Javier, and the Latin form of his name, Franciscus Xaverius, is the source of the X spelling used in English. Spanish has Javier, Basque has Xabier, French has Xavier, and English has Xavier; Xaviar is a respelling of the English form. The given name developed in Catholic naming practice from the saint's name, while the Basque and Spanish forms remain tied to the original place.
How Popular is the Name Xaviar?
Xaviar has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #2,830 in 2006.
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 | #13,813 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,876 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #9,780 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,125 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #5,218 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #7,612 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #5,305 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #6,654 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #6,331 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #6,658 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,098 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #5,906 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #4,676 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #3,694 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #4,091 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #3,545 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #3,341 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2007 | #4,004 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #2,830 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 2005 | #3,705 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #3,450 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #3,525 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #3,258 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #4,472 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #3,916 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #4,337 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,639 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #4,952 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #3,673 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #6,393 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #4,792 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,688 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #7,393 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #4,756 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #8,086 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #5,191 | 9 | 0.0005% |
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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