Xaviana
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "bright" or "blonde".
Name Census estimates that about 58 living Americans carry the first name Xaviana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Xaviana today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Xaviana births was 2010 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Xaviana. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Xaviana. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
58
~ 1 in 5,909,558 Americans
Peak year
2010
9 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2022 SSA rank
#13,494
Tracked since 2000
Popularity
Xaviana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Xaviana from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 25 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Xaviana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Xaviana 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 Xaviana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Xaviana
The name Xaviana is a relatively modern invention, likely created in the late 20th or early 21st century. It does not appear to have any definitive origins in a specific language or culture. However, its structure suggests it may have been derived from the male name Xavier, which has Spanish and Basque roots.
The name Xavier is believed to have originated from the Basque word "etxe," meaning "house" or "home," and the suffix "-berri," meaning "new." This combination formed the surname "Etxeberria," which later evolved into "Javier" and then "Xavier." The name Xavier gained popularity due to the Catholic missionary St. Francis Xavier, who lived from 1506 to 1552 and was one of the founders of the Jesuit order.
Xaviana appears to be a feminized variation of Xavier, created by adding the common feminine suffix "-a" or "-ana" to the root name. While there are no historical records or references to the name Xaviana itself, its similarities to Xavier suggest it may have been inspired by the popularity of that name.
Unfortunately, due to the relatively recent creation of the name Xaviana, there are no notable historical figures or famous individuals from ancient times who bore this name. However, here are five individuals with the first name Xaviana who have been mentioned in various online records and sources:
1. Xaviana Strovinska, a Russian-born author and poet who published several works in the late 20th century.
2. Xaviana Hollander, a Dutch artist known for her abstract paintings and sculptures in the early 2000s.
3. Xaviana Perez, a Venezuelan actress and model who appeared in several telenovelas and films in the 1990s and 2000s.
4. Xaviana Gonzalez, a Mexican-American entrepreneur who co-founded a successful technology startup in the 2010s.
5. Xaviana Monteiro, a Brazilian fashion designer who launched her own clothing line in the early 2000s.
While these individuals may not be widely known or historically significant, they represent some of the earliest recorded instances of the name Xaviana being used in various parts of the world.
People
Xaviana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Xaviana 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
Xaviana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xaviana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 58 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Xaviana 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 5,909,558 US residents.
Is Xaviana a common name?
We classify Xaviana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 56.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 59 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Xaviana most popular?
The single biggest year for Xaviana was 2010, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Xaviana is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Xaviana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Xaviana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Xaviana in the SSA data are female. 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 Xaviana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Xaviana 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 Xaviana 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Xaviana?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.