Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Javier name popularity since 1925
108,401 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Javier. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Javier is about 28 years old in 2026. Javier peaked in 2001 as the #149 name for boys, and it ranked #274 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 108,401
- Named Javier, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #274
- for boys in 2025 (1,252 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 494 girls · 107,907 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.23× its national share
Peak year is the year Javier made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Javier births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Javier both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1948 and 1953, Javier became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 16,600 baby boys to 1 in 7,390.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Javier's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Javier.
Decade by decade
Babies named Javier in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 104 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 321 | #1,310 |
| 1940s | 0 | 809 | #687 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,899 | #437 |
| 1960s | 30 | 6,423 | #319 |
| 1970s | 104 | 10,452 | #200 |
| 1980s | 136 | 14,482 | #182 |
| 1990s | 154 | 22,115 | #156 |
| 2000s | 65 | 24,637 | #164 |
| 2010s | 0 | 17,204 | #226 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 8,461 | #274 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.4% of babies named Javier from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Javier is most popular
The index compares Javier's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Javier.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.23× | 27,177 |
| Arizona | 2.83× | 3,929 |
| California | 2.83× | 32,092 |
| New Mexico | 2.53× | 1,499 |
| Nevada | 2.30× | 879 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Javier's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Javier.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Javier (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data