Xaviar
A masculine name of Basque origin meaning "bright" or "new house".
Name Census estimates that about 618 living Americans carry the first name Xaviar. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Xaviar today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Xaviar births was 2006 (41 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Xaviar. 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 Xaviar with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
618
~ 1 in 554,619 Americans
Peak year
2006
41 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2023 SSA rank
#8,876
Tracked since 1988
Census
Xaviar in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 675 people with the first name Xaviar, which placed it at #16,636 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
#16,636
National first-name rank
People counted
675
675 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
32.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Xaviar
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Xaviar is Black at 32.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.1%) and White (22.8%). 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 Xaviar 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 Xaviar at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American32.7% · 221
- Hispanic or Latino32.1% · 217
- White22.8% · 154
- Two or more races9.3% · 63
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 9
Popularity
Xaviar: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Xaviar 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 279 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Xaviar 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 Xaviar during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Xaviars live
Origin
Meaning and history of Xaviar
The given name Xaviar has its origins in the Late Latin name Xaverius, which was derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, meaning "the new house". The name gained prominence in the early 16th century through St. Francis Xavier, one of the founding members of the Jesuit order and a renowned missionary in Asia.
The name Xaviar is believed to have first appeared in written form in the 16th century, in documents related to St. Francis Xavier's missionary work. St. Francis Xavier, born in 1506 in Navarre, Spain, and died in 1552 on the island of Sancian, China, is credited with spreading Christianity in India, Japan, and other parts of Asia.
One of the earliest known historical figures to bear the name Xaviar was Xaviar de Almeida, a Portuguese Jesuit missionary who lived from 1568 to 1619. He worked in Ethiopia and was instrumental in establishing Catholic missions there.
In the 17th century, Xaviar de Montepin, a French playwright and novelist, gained recognition for his works. He was born in 1823 and died in 1902.
Another notable figure named Xaviar was Xaviar Villaurrutia, a Mexican poet, and diplomat who lived from 1901 to 1950. He was a prominent figure in the Mexican literary and cultural scene of the early 20th century.
Xaviar Cugat, a Spanish-American musician and bandleader, was a prominent figure in the world of Latin music during the 20th century. He was born in 1900 and died in 1990, and was renowned for popularizing Latin rhythms in the United States.
Xaviar Poncelet, a French mathematician and engineer, lived from 1735 to 1786. He made significant contributions to the field of mechanics and is known for his work on wheel design and the theory of machines.
People
Xaviar + last name combinations
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FAQ
Xaviar: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xaviar?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 618 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Xaviar 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 554,619 US residents.
Is Xaviar a common name?
We classify Xaviar as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 626 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Xaviar most popular?
The single biggest year for Xaviar was 2006, when 41 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Xaviar is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Xaviar in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 675 people with the name Xaviar, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,636 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 Xaviar 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 Xaviar?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Xaviar leans strongly male. 664 people counted with this name were male (98.1%), compared with 13 female bearers (1.9%). 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 Xaviar?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Xaviar is Black at 32.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.1%) and White (22.8%). 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 Xaviar most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Xaviar in the 2020 Census, accounting for 32.7% (221 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 Xaviar in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Xaviar a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Xaviar 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 Xaviar still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Xaviar 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 Xaviar 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 have Xaviar as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Xaviar on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.