boys' name ★ peaked 2001

Javier

Meaning A male given name from Spanish Gender Boy Rank 2025 #274 Trend → Stable

A male given name from Spanish.

Rank 2025
#274
among boys · ↓27 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,252
named Javier · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,364
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2001
2,646 babies
All-time total
108,463
#297 all-time among boys
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Javier popularity over time

108,463 babies have been named Javier since 1917, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 11 11 1 – #3,940
1920s – 155 155 16 +1309% #1,165
1930s – 321 321 32 +107% #1,075
1940s – 809 809 81 +152% #541
1950s – 2,899 2,899 290 +258% #380
1960s 30 6,423 6,453 645 +123% #254
1970s 104 10,452 10,556 1,056 +64% #198
1980s 136 14,482 14,618 1,462 +38% #166
1990s 154 22,115 22,269 2,227 +52% #149
2000s 65 24,637 24,702 2,470 +11% #149
2010s – 17,204 17,204 1,720 -30% #190
2020s (to 2025) 5 8,461 8,466 1,411 -18% #239

Where Javier is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,236 0.72 #278
2027 1,223 0.72 #278
2028 1,212 0.71 #280
2029 1,203 0.70 #283
2030 1,195 0.70 #284

Where Javier is most popular

Boys named Javier per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.817 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Javier born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 72 2.19 +168%
Arizona 314 1.92 +135%
Texas 1,495 1.70 +108%
Nevada 96 1.68 +106%
California 1,410 1.54 +89%
Oklahoma 102 1.15 +41%
Delaware 17 1.12 +37%
Oregon 85 1.12 +37%
Colorado 143 1.11 +36%
Illinois 283 1.11 +36%
Washington 168 1.03 +26%
Kansas 68 0.991 +21%
Nebraska 41 0.943 +15%
Maryland 105 0.880 +8%
Florida 402 0.849 ≈ national
North Carolina 206 0.807 ≈ national
Wisconsin 93 0.785 ≈ national
Iowa 54 0.783 ≈ national
Georgia 197 0.778 -5%
Idaho 31 0.757 -7%
South Carolina 77 0.745 -9%
Virginia 132 0.696 -15%
Arkansas 44 0.695 -15%
New Jersey 136 0.676 -17%
Indiana 104 0.649 -21%
Alabama 63 0.576 -29%
Michigan 117 0.571 -30%
Louisiana 55 0.538 -34%
Connecticut 36 0.532 -35%
Kentucky 50 0.498 -39%
Ohio 132 0.498 -39%
Missouri 69 0.498 -39%
New York 201 0.464 -43%
Tennessee 80 0.443 -46%
Minnesota 54 0.440 -46%
Massachusetts 60 0.436 -47%
Utah 40 0.419 -49%
Pennsylvania 110 0.414 -49%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 -62%
Mississippi 5 0.088 -89%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Javier

Javier is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #274 in 2025 with 1,252 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 108,463 American babies have been named Javier. Its peak came in 2001, when 2,646 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Javier stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Javier?

The median living Javier is about 26 years old; half are between 16 and 39. An estimated 103 thousand people named Javier are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Javier year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 1,252 #274
2024 – – 1,443 #247
2023 5 #16,212 1,471 #239
2022 – – 1,463 #239
2021 – – 1,425 #249
2020 – – 1,407 #250
2019 – – 1,612 #235
2018 – – 1,552 #244
2017 – – 1,644 #231
2016 – – 1,633 #236
2015 – – 1,702 #226
2014 – – 1,765 #217
2013 – – 1,684 #223
2012 – – 1,776 #211
2011 – – 1,884 #194
2010 – – 1,952 #190
2009 7 #14,329 2,017 #187
2008 6 #16,266 2,369 #165
2007 – – 2,554 #163
2006 – – 2,592 #163
2005 6 #15,299 2,501 #164
2004 13 #8,451 2,536 #159
2003 5 #16,834 2,502 #161
2002 9 #10,578 2,436 #158
2001 9 #10,461 2,637 #149
2000 10 #9,466 2,493 #155
1995 11 #7,738 2,250 #156
1990 17 #5,374 1,983 #157
1985 12 #5,798 1,425 #182
1980 12 #5,661 1,307 #186
1975 9 #6,145 1,110 #200
1970 10 #5,195 912 #253
1965 5 #6,916 574 #319
1960 – – 482 #355
1955 – – 283 #437
1950 – – 228 #440
1945 – – 78 #687
1940 – – 47 #934
1935 – – 27 #1,310
1930 – – 42 #1,075
1925 – – 13 #2,368
1920 – – 7 #3,642
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Javier

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Javier Bardem Javier Bardem Spanish actor (born 1969) Contemporary
  2. 2 Javier Mascherano Javier Mascherano Argentine football manager and former player (born 1984) Contemporary
  3. 3 Javier Aguirre Javier Aguirre Mexican former player and manager (born 1958) Contemporary
  4. 4 Javier Zanetti Javier Zanetti Argentine footballer (born 1973) Contemporary
  5. 5 Javier Saviola Javier Saviola Argentine footballer (born 1981) Contemporary
  6. 6 Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Cuban high jumper (born 1967) Contemporary
  7. 7 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peruvian diplomat and politician (1920–2020) Contemporary
  8. 8 Javier Fernández Javier Fernández Spanish figure skater b. 1991 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Javier Cámara Javier Cámara Spanish actor (born 1967) Contemporary
  10. 10 Javier Solana Javier Solana Spanish politician (born 1942) Contemporary
  11. 11 Javier Marías Javier Marías Spanish novelist, translator, and columnist (1951–2022) Contemporary
  12. 12 Javier Hernández Mexican footballer b. 1961 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Javier Cercas Javier Cercas Spanish writer, journalist and professor (born 1962) Contemporary
  14. 14 Javier Irureta Javier Irureta Spanish footballer and manager b. 1948 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Javier Chevantón Javier Chevantón Uruguayan footballer (born 1980) Contemporary
  16. 16 Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez Spanish actor b. 1971 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Javier Calleja Javier Calleja Spanish footballer (born 1978) Contemporary
  18. 18 Javier Aguirresarobe Spanish cinematographer (born 1948) Contemporary
  19. 19 Javier de Pedro Spanish footballer (born 1973) Contemporary
  20. 20 Javier Urruticoechea Spanish footballer (1952–2001) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Javier, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Javier?

The median living Javier is about 26 years old. Half of all living Javiers are between 16 and 39 years old.

How many people named Javier are alive today?

An estimated 103 thousand people named Javier are alive in the United States, based on 108,463 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Javier mean?

A male given name from Spanish.

How popular is the name Javier in 2025?

Javier ranked #274 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,252 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Javier?

108,463 babies have been named Javier in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Javier most popular?

Javier peaked in 2001, when 2,646 newborns received the name.

Is Javier a boy or girl name?

Javier is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Javier rising or falling?

Javier has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Javier become more popular?

Javier looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,195 boys named Javier in 2030, ranking around #284. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Javier?

Well-known people named Javier include Javier Bardem (actor), Javier Mascherano (soccer player), Javier Aguirre (coach).

Names like Javier

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