Mostly girls
Adelina
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Slavic variati…
“noble, nobility”
Mostly boys · Spanish variation of Xavier, Basque
Javier
“new house”
Say it hah-vee-AIR; JAV-ee-erPronunciation may vary by region.
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A little maybe, saved for later.
The story behind the name
Meet Javier.
US birth records for 2025 list 1,252 boys named Javier (rank #274).
For boys, the recorded count fell from 1,443 in 2024 to 1,252 in 2025.
A little perspective
How popular is Javier?
Boys · 2025#2741,252 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 274 | 1,252 |
| 2024 | Boys | 247 | 1,443 |
| 2023 | Boys | 239 | 1,471 |
| 2023 | Girls | 16,212 | 5 |
| 2022 | Boys | 239 | 1,463 |
| 2021 | Boys | 249 | 1,425 |
| 2020 | Boys | 250 | 1,407 |
| 2019 | Boys | 235 | 1,612 |
| 2018 | Boys | 244 | 1,552 |
| 2017 | Boys | 231 | 1,644 |
| 2016 | Boys | 236 | 1,633 |
| 2015 | Boys | 226 | 1,702 |
| 2014 | Boys | 217 | 1,765 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.
Variations & related forms
We haven’t added verified variations for this spelling yet.
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