Savier
Of French origin, meaning wise, prudent or learned one.
Name Census estimates that about 260 living Americans carry the first name Savier. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Savier today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Savier births was 2006 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Savier. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
260
~ 1 in 1,318,286 Americans
Peak year
2006
20 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,820
Tracked since 1983
Census
Savier in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 297 people with the first name Savier, which placed it at #29,680 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,680
National first-name rank
People counted
297
297 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
70.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Savier
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Savier is Hispanic at 70.7%. The next largest groups are Black (14.8%) and White (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Savier described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Savier at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino70.7% · 210
- Black or African American14.8% · 44
- White6.7% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.4% · 10
- Two or more races3.4% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 3
Popularity
Savier: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Savier from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 95 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Savier remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Savier by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Savier during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Saviers live
Origin
Meaning and history of Savier
The given name Savier is a variant of the French name Xavier, which is derived from the Basque surname Etxeberria, meaning "new house" or "new home." The name Xavier has its roots in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, dating back to the 16th century.
The name gained prominence with the life of St. Francis Xavier, a Navarrese Catholic missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Born in 1506, Francis Xavier dedicated his life to spreading Christianity in Asia, particularly in India, Japan, and Borneo. His missionary work and travels led to the popularization of the name Xavier across Europe and beyond.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Savier can be found in the 17th century, when a man named Savier de Rivadeneyra was mentioned in historical records from Spain. Another notable bearer of the name was Savier de la Cruz, a Spanish painter and engraver active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
In the 19th century, Savier became a more common variant of Xavier, particularly in France and francophone regions. One notable figure was Savier Guyot de Fère, a French military officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1780 and died in 1838.
Another historical figure with the name Savier was Savier Marmier, a French writer and traveler born in 1808. He is known for his travel writings and his works on Scandinavian literature, including his book "Lettres sur la Scandinavie" (Letters on Scandinavia), published in 1838.
In the 20th century, the name Savier gained some popularity in certain regions, although it remained relatively uncommon compared to its more widely used variant, Xavier. One notable bearer was Savier Villaurrutia, a Mexican poet, playwright, and diplomat born in 1900 and died in 1950. He was a prominent figure in the Mexican literary scene and served as Mexico's ambassador to several countries.
While the name Savier is not as widely used as Xavier, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and cultures, particularly in France, Spain, and Latin American countries influenced by the Spanish and French traditions.
People
Savier + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Savier as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Savier: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Savier?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 260 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Savier going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,318,286 US residents.
Is Savier a common name?
We classify Savier as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 264 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Savier most popular?
The single biggest year for Savier was 2006, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Savier is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Savier in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 297 people with the name Savier, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,680 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Savier in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Savier?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Savier leans strongly male. 299 people counted with this name were male (98.0%), compared with 6 female bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Savier?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Savier is Hispanic at 70.7%. The next largest groups are Black (14.8%) and White (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Savier most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Savier in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.7% (210 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Savier in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Savier a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Savier in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Savier still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Savier in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Savier can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Savier?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.