Xavian
A masculine name of Polish origin meaning "defiant" or "bright warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 1,842 living Americans carry the first name Xavian. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Xavian today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Xavian births was 2024 (93 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Xavian. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Xavian with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Xavian is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.8K
~ 1 in 186,077 Americans
Peak year
2024
93 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,770
Tracked since 1986
Census
Xavian in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,213 people with the first name Xavian, which placed it at #10,814 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
#10,814
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,213 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
43.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Xavian
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Xavian is Hispanic at 43.0%. The next largest groups are Black (34.5%) and White (12.0%). 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 Xavian 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 Xavian at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino43.0% · 522
- Black or African American34.5% · 419
- White12.0% · 146
- Two or more races7.3% · 88
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 15
Popularity
Xavian: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Xavian from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 676 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Xavian remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Xavian 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 Xavian during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Xavians live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Xavian, while Utah, Mississippi, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 48 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Xavian
The name Xavian is of Latin origin, stemming from the ancient Roman name Xavius or Xaverius. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "xaverius," meaning "bright" or "shining." This name was particularly popular during the Roman Empire, with its roots tracing back to the 1st century AD.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Xavian can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned a prominent figure named Xavius Maximus in his Annals. This suggests that the name was in use among the upper echelons of Roman society during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Xavian experienced a resurgence in popularity, particularly in regions with strong Catholic influences. This was likely due to the veneration of St. Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary who played a significant role in spreading Christianity throughout Asia. His name, Francisco Xavier, shares a similar root to Xavian.
One of the earliest prominent figures to bear the name Xavian was Xavian of Lerins (c. 400-475 AD), a renowned monk and theologian who founded the Abbey of Lérins on an island off the coast of Southern France. His writings and teachings had a profound impact on the development of Christian theology during the early medieval period.
In the 9th century, Xavian the Wise (c. 810-880 AD) was a renowned scholar and abbot of the Benedictine monastery of St. Gall in modern-day Switzerland. He was highly regarded for his vast knowledge and contributions to the preservation and dissemination of classical literature and learning.
During the Renaissance, Xavian Montaldi (1490-1557) was an Italian painter and architect from Modena. He was known for his frescoes in various churches and palaces throughout Northern Italy, and his architectural works influenced the development of the Renaissance style in the region.
In the 18th century, Xavian de Maistre (1763-1852) was a Savoyard philosopher, writer, and diplomat who served as the Sardinian ambassador to Russia. He was a prominent figure in the counter-revolutionary movement and is known for his works on political philosophy and religious apologetics.
Another notable figure with the name Xavian was Xavian Mertz (1839-1917), a German-American prelate who served as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Colorado Springs. He played a crucial role in the establishment and growth of the Catholic Church in the American West during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
People
Xavian + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Xavian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with X
Other first names starting with X with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Xavian: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xavian?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,842 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Xavian 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 186,077 US residents.
Is Xavian a common name?
We classify Xavian as "Rare". It ranks above 93.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,862 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Xavian most popular?
The single biggest year for Xavian was 2024, when 93 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Xavian is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Xavian in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,213 people with the name Xavian, or 0.40 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,814 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 Xavian 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 Xavian?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Xavian leans strongly male. 1,191 people counted with this name were male (98.9%), compared with 13 female bearers (1.1%). 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 Xavian?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Xavian is Hispanic at 43.0%. The next largest groups are Black (34.5%) and White (12.0%). 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 Xavian most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Xavian in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.0% (522 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 Xavian in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Xavian a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Xavian 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 Xavian still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Xavian 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 Xavian 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 many people are named Xavian?
Find out how many Americans are named Xavian on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.