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Javier

Boy

Meaning of Javier: Spanish: 'new house'

Javier is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 282nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1460th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#282

1,252 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1460

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

108,463

First recorded 1917 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,319 babies1982: 1,312 babies1983: 1,438 babies1984: 1,399 babies1985: 1,437 babies1986: 1,436 babies1987: 1,543 babies1988: 1,589 babies1989: 1,826 babies1990: 2,000 babies19901991: 2,158 babies1992: 2,153 babies1993: 2,205 babies1994: 2,286 babies1995: 2,261 babies1996: 2,258 babies1997: 2,302 babies1998: 2,318 babies1999: 2,328 babies2000: 2,503 babies20002001: 2,646 babies2002: 2,445 babies2003: 2,507 babies2004: 2,549 babies2005: 2,507 babies2006: 2,592 babies2007: 2,554 babies2008: 2,375 babies2009: 2,024 babies2010: 1,952 babies20102011: 1,884 babies2012: 1,776 babies2013: 1,684 babies2014: 1,765 babies2015: 1,702 babies2016: 1,633 babies2017: 1,644 babies2018: 1,552 babies2019: 1,612 babies2020: 1,407 babies20202021: 1,425 babies2022: 1,463 babies2023: 1,476 babies2024: 1,443 babies2025: 1,252 babies
US babies named Javier per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,646.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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