Boys' name · peaked in 2007
Xavier name popularity since 1925
160,991 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Xavier. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Xavier is about 18 years old in 2026. Xavier peaked in 2007 as the #68 name for boys, and it ranked #108 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 160,991
- Named Xavier, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #108
- for boys in 2025 (3,232 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 868 girls · 160,123 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.67× its national share
Peak year is the year Xavier 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.
Xavier births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Xavier both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1983 and 1988, Xavier became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 3,730 baby boys to 1 in 1,560.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Xavier's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Xavier.
Decade by decade
Babies named Xavier 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 | 90 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 172 | #2,028 |
| 1940s | 0 | 395 | #1,121 |
| 1950s | 0 | 956 | #695 |
| 1960s | 29 | 1,799 | #619 |
| 1970s | 119 | 2,869 | #457 |
| 1980s | 201 | 7,041 | #322 |
| 1990s | 257 | 24,290 | #148 |
| 2000s | 169 | 52,490 | #87 |
| 2010s | 61 | 48,739 | #90 |
| 2020–25 | 32 | 21,282 | #108 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.5% of babies named Xavier from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Xavier is most popular
The index compares Xavier'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 Xavier.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.67× | 1,522 |
| Arizona | 2.48× | 5,127 |
| New Mexico | 2.22× | 1,959 |
| Florida | 1.63× | 9,413 |
| Texas | 1.54× | 19,364 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Xavier and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier (this page) | 160,123 | 2007 |
| Xavior | 1,357 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Xavier's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Xavier.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Xavier (2007).
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