Xavier

“New house — Basque etxe (house) + berri (new)” — Basque (place name in Navarre, Spain) origin

Boy's name · #108 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Xavier's best rank, #68, came in 2007; it has settled back to #108 today. Roughly 160,000 boys have been named Xavier since 1886. Xavi is a short form of Xavier.

Around the world: #33 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #43 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #55 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Xaviers

Xavier Bettel — Luxembourgish politician (born 1973)
Xavier Dolan — Canadian filmmaker (born 1989)
Xavier Bichat — French anatomist and pathologist (1771–1802)
Xavier Espot Zamora — prime minister of Andorra since 2019 (born 1979)
Xavier Samuel — Australian actor

In stories & tradition

Xavier Harkonnen — Dune universe
Xavier Waterslaeghers — F.C. De Kampioenen · F.C. De Kampioenen: Kampioen zijn blijft plezant
Xavier Austin — Home and Away

What Xaviers become

Among 2,371 notable people named Xavier:

Business leaders appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Xavier Niel, French billionaire businessman (born 1967).

Similar names: Javier · Cole · Xander · Dominic · Hunter · Parker

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