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Javier

/hɑviˈɛɹ/ · 100% boys · #274 in the US for boys, 2025

Javier has been given to about 108,463 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/hɑviˈɛɹ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 100,435
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Javier per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 2,646
  • Born in 20251,252
  • All time108,463
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Javier?

Javier ranks 274th among American boys in 2025, with 1,252 born that year. Its best year was 2001, when 2,646 babies were given the name, ranking 149th. The typical living American called Javier is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Javier

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zavier0.88
  2. Xavier0.81
  3. Xzavier0.79
  4. Jasper0.70
  5. Jagger0.70
  6. Sawyer0.67
  7. Jamie0.65
  8. Jaziel0.65

Middle names for Javier

Ranked by flow score
  1. Javier Paul0.77
  2. Javier Blake0.76
  3. Javier Wade0.76
  4. Javier Quinn0.76
  5. Javier Lane0.76
  6. Javier Finn0.76

Sibling names for Javier

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Anasister · 0.99
  2. Omarbrother · 0.99
  3. Fernandobrother · 0.99
  4. Eduardobrother · 0.98
  5. Adrianasister · 0.98
  6. Kendalleither · 0.97

Where Javier is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Delaware0.13%
  2. Arizona0.08%
  3. California0.08%
  4. Texas0.07%
  5. New Mexico0.07%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Javier Anderson0.77
  2. Javier White0.72
  3. Javier Nguyen0.72
  4. Javier Moore0.72
  5. Javier Hill0.72
  6. Javier Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Javier

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Javier across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.