Javier Salazar
There are approximately 52 people named Javier Salazar living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,591,430 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Javier with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Salazar. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
52
1 in 6,591,430
Named Javier
102K
Alive today
Named Salazar
173K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 102K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 30
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (96.4%)
Estimated bearers: 173K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #177
Per 100K: 50.49
Top ancestry: Hispanic (90.7%)
First name trend
Javier: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Javier. The peak year was 2001 with 2,646 births. The average person named Javier today is 30 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Javier
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Javier, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 96.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Javier described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Javier at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino96.4% · 153,075
- White1.7% · 2,744
- Black or African American1.3% · 2,133
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 408
- Two or more races0.2% · 243
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 213
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Salazar surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Salazar, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 90.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Salazar described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Salazar at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino90.7% · 136,877
- White6.1% · 9,164
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 2,850
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 777
- Two or more races0.5% · 706
- Black or African American0.4% · 532
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Javier has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0299% of the US population, based on 102,347 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Javier right now.
The surname Salazar appears at a rate of 50.49 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0505%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 52 people with the full name Javier Salazar. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Javier Salazar: questions and answers
How many people are named Javier Salazar?
We estimate approximately 52 people in the United States share the full name Javier Salazar. That works out to about 1 in 6,591,430 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0299%) with the surname frequency (50.49 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Javier Salazar?
We classify Javier Salazar as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,591,430 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Javier a male or female name?
Javier is predominantly male. Out of 107,193 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Javier profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Javier Salazar?
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