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Xavius

ZAY-vee-uhs /ˈzeɪviəs/

At a glance

In short
Xavius emerges as a sonorous echo of the storied name Xavier, itself born of the Basque etxeberria—“new house”—and carried into history by the 16th-century Jesuit missionary Saint Francis Xavier.
U.S. rank 2025
#8,243 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
9 (<0.01% of boys)
Trend
Rising #9,554 in 2020 to #8,243 in 2025
Peak
#3,911 in 1994
First recorded
1989

Meaning of Xavius

Xavius emerges as a sonorous echo of the storied name Xavier, itself born of the Basque etxeberria—“new house”—and carried into history by the 16th-century Jesuit missionary Saint Francis Xavier. In its graceful Latinized form, Xavius conjures the warm glow of dawn gilding the rolling hills of Navarra, weaving associations of bold exploration, luminous guidance and heartfelt renewal. It dances on the lips as ZAY-vee-uhs, a melodious promise of both the pioneering spirit of far-flung voyages and the comforting sanctuary of a hearth newly kindled. Across generations, this name beckons to those who cherish heritage shaped by Roman and Spanish echoes, inviting visions of young bearers charting their own constellations while standing shoulder to shoulder with ancient saints and dreamers. In Xavius, past and future entwine, stitching a tapestry of memory, aspiration and radiant possibility.

How to pronounce Xavius

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Popularity of Xavius in the U.S.

Xavius was the #8,243 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 9 babies. It peaked at #3,911 in 1994. It first appears in the records in 1989.

Bar and line chart: Xavius in the U.S., 1989–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 16 in 1994 and 9 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #3,911 in 1994, #8,243 in 2025.
  • Boys named Xavius (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1989–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1989⁠–⁠2025 32 rows
Xavius: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
202598,243▲ 69
202498,312▲ 609
202388,921▲ 69
202288,990▼ 165
202188,825▲ 729
202079,554▲ 202
201979,756▼ 86
201879,670▼ 1,530
201798,140▲ 4,045
2016512,185▼ 1,541
2015610,644back (not recorded in 2013–2014)
201279,709back (not recorded in 2011)
2010117,087▲ 3,907
2009610,994▼ 1,123
200879,871▼ 956
200788,915▼ 1,488
2006107,427▲ 4,045
2005511,472▼ 2,545
200478,927▲ 1,967
2003510,894▼ 3,839
200297,055▲ 2,188
200169,243▼ 4,203
2000145,040▲ 2,834
199977,874back (not recorded in 1998)
199796,100▼ 118
199695,982▲ 1,010
199576,992▼ 3,081
1994163,911▲ 4,789
199358,700▼ 3,828
1992114,872▲ 224
1991105,096back (not recorded in 1990)
198957,905new