Is Xavier a boy or girl name?
Xavier is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 3,337 boys were named Xavier, so 0.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 157,909 US babies named Xavier were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #102
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,110
- Babies named Xavier since 1886
- 157,909
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 6,576 babies
Boys and girls named Xavier, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 172 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 395 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 956 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,800 | 29 | 1.6% |
| 1970s | 2,869 | 119 | 4% |
| 1980s | 7,043 | 201 | 2.8% |
| 1990s | 24,290 | 257 | 1% |
| 2000s | 52,482 | 169 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 48,717 | 61 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 18,027 | 23 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,337 | #102 | 6 | #15,110 |
| 2023 | 3,432 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3,617 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3,741 | #100 | 10 | #10,257 |
| 2020 | 3,900 | #91 | 7 | #13,388 |
| 2019 | 4,191 | #90 | 5 | #17,860 |
| 2018 | 4,340 | #88 | 5 | #17,997 |
| 2017 | 4,518 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4,624 | #88 | 7 | #14,249 |
| 2015 | 4,660 | #90 | 5 | #18,980 |
| 2014 | 4,788 | #88 | 12 | #9,493 |
| 2013 | 4,997 | #83 | 11 | #10,209 |
| 2012 | 5,385 | #80 | 9 | #12,161 |
| 2011 | 5,449 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5,765 | #71 | 7 | #14,872 |
| 2009 | 6,222 | #68 | 16 | #8,039 |
| 2008 | 6,288 | #71 | 12 | #10,058 |
| 2007 | 6,560 | #68 | 16 | #8,084 |
| 2006 | 6,184 | #78 | 17 | #7,465 |
| 2005 | 4,879 | #87 | 14 | #8,311 |
| 2004 | 5,016 | #88 | 21 | #5,958 |
| 2003 | 5,066 | #85 | 23 | #5,409 |
| 2002 | 4,648 | #88 | 15 | #7,429 |
| 2001 | 3,979 | #94 | 23 | #5,165 |
| 2000 | 3,640 | #103 | 12 | #8,520 |
| 1999 | 3,190 | #114 | 16 | #6,473 |
| 1998 | 2,931 | #131 | 26 | #4,364 |
| 1997 | 2,590 | #141 | 30 | #3,813 |
| 1996 | 2,507 | #141 | 21 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 2,395 | #148 | 22 | #4,675 |
| 1994 | 2,528 | #139 | 27 | #4,014 |
| 1993 | 2,447 | #141 | 30 | #3,679 |
| 1992 | 2,243 | #147 | 22 | #4,682 |
| 1991 | 1,812 | #176 | 34 | #3,299 |
| 1990 | 1,647 | #186 | 29 | #3,712 |
| 1989 | 1,356 | #210 | 25 | #4,015 |
| 1988 | 1,231 | #214 | 32 | #3,162 |
| 1987 | 970 | #241 | 25 | #3,622 |
| 1986 | 746 | #281 | 16 | #4,960 |
| 1985 | 625 | #322 | 14 | #5,342 |
| 1984 | 534 | #347 | 22 | #3,721 |
| 1983 | 482 | #363 | 20 | #3,946 |
| 1982 | 422 | #400 | 17 | #4,524 |
| 1981 | 345 | #447 | 21 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 332 | #464 | 9 | #7,399 |
| 1979 | 273 | #507 | 8 | #8,046 |
| 1978 | 333 | #438 | 16 | #4,455 |
| 1977 | 344 | #427 | 15 | #4,648 |
| 1976 | 290 | #461 | 13 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 308 | #456 | 14 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 299 | #463 | 16 | #4,036 |
| 1973 | 275 | #475 | 14 | #4,357 |
| 1972 | 255 | #494 | 10 | #5,471 |
| 1971 | 271 | #487 | 13 | #4,533 |
| 1970 | 221 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 226 | #521 | 6 | #7,466 |
| 1968 | 210 | #527 | 6 | #7,002 |
| 1967 | 182 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 211 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 153 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 177 | #596 | 5 | #7,800 |
| 1963 | 182 | #586 | 7 | #5,887 |
| 1962 | 156 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 177 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 126 | #702 | 5 | #7,311 |
| 1959 | 131 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 82 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 123 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 75 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 112 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 106 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 101 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 84 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 79 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 63 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 64 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 60 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 50 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 35 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 14 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,297 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 17 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,255 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,882 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,264 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,982 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,509 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,911 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,816 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Xavier reached #68 in 2007. As a girl name, it reached #3,162 in 1988. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Xavier
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.