Yavier
A masculine name derived from the Hebrew name Xavier, meaning "new house".
Name Census estimates that about 81 living Americans carry the first name Yavier. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yavier today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yavier births was 2007 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yavier. 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 Yavier. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
81
~ 1 in 4,231,535 Americans
Peak year
2007
10 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2018 SSA rank
#14,012
Tracked since 2005
Census
Yavier in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 176 people with the first name Yavier, which placed it at #41,537 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
#41,537
National first-name rank
People counted
176
176 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
90.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yavier
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yavier is Hispanic at 90.9%. The next largest groups are Black (6.3%) and White (2.8%). 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 Yavier 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 Yavier at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino90.9% · 160
- Black or African American6.3% · 11
- White2.8% · 5
Popularity
Yavier: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yavier from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 52 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yavier 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 Yavier 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 Yavier
The name Yavier is a variation of the Spanish name Xavier, which has its origins in the Basque region of Spain and France. It is derived from the Basque word "etxe", meaning "house" or "home". The name Xavier was initially a surname in the Basque region before it became a given name.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Xavier can be traced back to the 8th century, when it was used as a surname for a noble family in the Kingdom of Navarre. The name gained widespread popularity in the 16th century, mainly due to the influential Jesuit missionary and saint, Francis Xavier (1506-1552).
Francis Xavier was one of the founders of the Society of Jesus and was renowned for his missionary work in Asia, particularly in India, Malaysia, and Japan. His dedication and efforts in spreading Christianity earned him the title of "Apostle of the Indies" and "Patron of Catholic Missions".
Another notable figure associated with the name Yavier is Xavier Cugat (1900-1990), a Spanish-American bandleader, and musician who popularized Latin American music in the United States during the mid-20th century. His successful career spanned over six decades, and he is often credited with introducing the rumba and conga to American audiences.
In literature, the name Xavier is featured in the novel "The Mosquito Coast" by Paul Theroux (1981), where the protagonist's son is named Xavier. The novel explores themes of isolation, self-reliance, and the consequences of extreme idealism.
Another prominent figure with the name Yavier is Xavier de Planhol (1926-2020), a French geographer and historian who made significant contributions to the study of Central Asia and the Middle East. He was widely regarded as one of the leading experts on the geography and history of these regions.
While the name Yavier is more commonly used as a variation of Xavier, it has also been adopted as a given name in its own right, particularly in Hispanic communities. The name carries a sense of cultural heritage and tradition, reflecting its Basque origins and the influence of the Jesuit missionary, Francis Xavier.
People
Yavier + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yavier as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yavier: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yavier?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 81 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yavier 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 4,231,535 US residents.
Is Yavier a common name?
We classify Yavier as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 82 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yavier most popular?
The single biggest year for Yavier was 2007, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yavier 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 Yavier in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 176 people with the name Yavier, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,537 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 Yavier 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 Yavier?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yavier leans strongly male. 174 people counted with this name were male (97.2%), compared with 5 female bearers (2.8%). 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 Yavier?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yavier is Hispanic at 90.9%. The next largest groups are Black (6.3%) and White (2.8%). 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 Yavier most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yavier in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.9% (160 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 Yavier in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yavier a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yavier 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 Yavier still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yavier 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 Yavier 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 the name Yavier?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.