Javier

What Javier means

Spanish, from Basque Xabier, meaning “the new house”

Borrowed from Basque Xabier, ultimately from Basque etxeberria (“the new house”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Javier” (revision 94540492), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Javier?

US: Falling: down from #226 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #1327 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2001, when 2,637 boys got the name (#149 that year). First in the US records in 1917.

How common

• About 1 in 1,364 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 22,661 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DE (2.38 per 1,000 boys), AZ (1.5 per 1,000 boys), CA (1.49 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Javier is #274 in the US and #2014 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Javier were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Jayvier7 US
• Jahvier7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Javier

Boys

• Luis#144Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Marcos#516Editor’s note Down from #408 in 2015 to #516 in 2025 in the US
• Marco#370Italian, from Latin Mārcus, meaning “pertaining to Mars”^*
• Carlos#150Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, meaning “free man”^*
• Fernando#387Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 2,758 babies; 819 in 2025
• Jesus#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2004, with 6,472 babies; 2,078 in 2025

For a sister

• Angel#546Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2002, with 3,100 babies; 551 in 2025
• Alejandra#604Same root as Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Ana#245Editor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US
• Angelica#707Italian, meaning “angelic”^*
• Carmen#389Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 2,440 babies; 798 in 2025
• Andrea#235Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Javier’s. Rank is US 2025.