Javier is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Javier means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Javier across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Javier has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Javier is a boy name of Basque origin meaning “new house”. the Spanish form of Xavier.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 108,463 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 494 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Javier per year, United States (1917 to 2025). United States peaked in 2001 (2,646/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2014 (29/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2010 (3/yr).
Javier has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2001, when it ranked #284 nationally (given to 2,658 babies that year).
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