XavierName meaning, origin and popularity
Xavier is a boy’s name of Spanish origin. Its traditional meaning is “new house (Basque)”.
Xavier at a glance
- Meaning
- new house (Basque)
- Origin
- Spanish
- Gender
- Boy
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- X
- NSW rank 2025
- #43 for boys
How popular is Xavier in Australia?
In 2025, Xavier was number 43 in the NSW top 100 for boys, with 153 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 35. Its highest rank for boys was number 22 in 2011, and it has been in the top 100 in 22 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | – | – | – | #77 | #29 | #35 | #43 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Xavier
Other Spanish names for boys (including unisex names):
- AlejandroSpanish
- CarlosSpanish
- CieloSpanish
- EnriqueSpanish
- FelipeSpanish
- JavierSpanish
- JoaquinSpanish
- JoseSpanish
- JuanSpanish
- MateoSpanish
- MiguelSpanish
- PabloSpanish
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