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Xaviar

ZAY-vee-ar /ˈzeɪviər/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#12,008 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
5 (<0.01% of boys)
Trend
Slipping #5,041 in 2020 to #12,008 in 2025
Peak
#2,784 in 2006
First recorded
1988

Meaning of Xaviar

Xaviar shimmers like the first golden light dancing on a Venetian canal at dawn, a name of Basque-Spanish origin that carries within its syllables the promise of “new home” and the adventurous spirit of Saint Francis Xavier, whose voyages turned distant shores into familiar hearths of faith and discovery. Woven with Italian warmth, Xaviar suggests a soul both intrepid and tender, as though his laughter might echo through sunlit piazzas while his thoughtful gaze reveals centuries of poetic longing. In uttering ZAY-vee-ar, one feels the gentle roll of Tuscan hills and the hush of olive groves, a melody that beckons parents to imagine a life steeped in art, culture, and heartfelt connection. Though rare in the American nursery—appearing only a handful of times each year—Xaviar stands apart, a jewel of individuality crowned with subtle charisma. With a spirit as expansive as the Mediterranean sky and a humor as light as a Venetian breeze, this name invites every child who bears it to build a world both novel and enduring, rooted in heritage yet ever reaching toward new horizons.

How to pronounce Xaviar

English

Popularity of Xaviar in the U.S.

Xaviar was the #12,008 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 5 babies. It peaked at #2,784 in 2006. It first appears in the records in 1988.

Bar and line chart: Xaviar in the U.S., 1988–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 41 in 2006 and 5 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #2,784 in 2006, #12,008 in 2025.
  • Boys named Xaviar (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1988–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1988⁠–⁠2025 36 rows
Xaviar: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025512,008back (not recorded in 2024)
202398,255▲ 735
202288,990▼ 1,403
2021107,587▼ 2,546
2020185,041▲ 2,132
2019117,173▼ 2,067
2018185,106▲ 1,232
2017136,338▼ 285
2016146,053▲ 271
2015136,324▲ 1,238
2014107,562▼ 1,903
2013155,659▼ 1,126
2012214,533▼ 928
2011293,605▲ 389
2010253,994▼ 518
2009313,476▼ 190
2008343,286▲ 607
2007263,893▼ 1,109
2006412,784▲ 831
2005263,615▼ 247
2004283,368▲ 75
2003263,443▼ 255
2002283,188▲ 1,114
2001184,302▼ 538
2000213,764▲ 398
1999174,162▲ 251
1998154,413▲ 255
1997134,668▼ 1,119
1996193,549▲ 2,379
199595,928▼ 1,391
1994134,537▼ 90
1993134,447▲ 2,223
199276,670▼ 2,194
1991124,476▲ 2,702
199067,178back (not recorded in 1989)
198894,786new