Mostly girls
Alaia
Basque
“joyful, happy”
Mostly boys · Basque
Xavier
“new house”
Say it ZAY-vee-ur; eg-ZAV-yurPronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Xavier.
US birth records for 2025 list 9 girls named Xavier (rank #10,874) and 3,232 boys named Xavier (rank #108).
For girls, the recorded count rose from 6 in 2024 to 9 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 3,354 in 2024 to 3,232 in 2025.
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A little perspective
How popular is Xavier?
Girls · 2025#10,8749 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1083,232 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 108 | 3,232 |
| 2025 | Girls | 10,874 | 9 |
| 2024 | Boys | 102 | 3,354 |
| 2024 | Girls | 15,159 | 6 |
| 2023 | Boys | 105 | 3,435 |
| 2022 | Boys | 100 | 3,618 |
| 2021 | Boys | 100 | 3,741 |
| 2021 | Girls | 10,262 | 10 |
| 2020 | Boys | 91 | 3,902 |
| 2020 | Girls | 13,401 | 7 |
| 2019 | Boys | 90 | 4,194 |
| 2019 | Girls | 17,872 | 5 |
| 2018 | Boys | 88 | 4,345 |
| 2018 | Girls | 18,001 | 5 |
| 2017 | Boys | 89 | 4,521 |
| 2016 | Boys | 88 | 4,625 |
| 2016 | Girls | 14,254 | 7 |
| 2015 | Boys | 90 | 4,667 |
| 2015 | Girls | 18,982 | 5 |
| 2014 | Boys | 88 | 4,789 |
| 2014 | Girls | 9,494 | 12 |
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
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Variations & related forms
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