Javiera
Javiera is the Spanish spelling of the more rare feminine given name Xaviera. Both names derive from the Catholic saint Francis de Xavier, where Xavier refers to the saint's birthplace.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Javiera
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Javiera is the Spanish spelling of the more rare feminine given name Xaviera. Both names derive from the Catholic saint Francis de Xavier, where Xavier refers to the saint's birthplace.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Javiera
American parents first put Javiera on the record books as a baby girl name in 1993, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 11 Javieras were born — ranking #9,264 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Javieras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 68 Javieras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Javiera
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- Javiera Caballero (b. 1978), American politician
- Javiera Carrera (1781–1862), Chilean aristocrat
- Javiera Parra (b. 1968), Chilean musician and singer
- Javiera Contador (b. 1974), Chilean actress, comedian and television host
- Javiera Montes Cruz (1973–2025), Chilean politician
- Javiera Muñoz (1977–2018), Swedish singer with Chilean-Spanish roots
- Javiera Salcedo (b. 1977), Argentine Olympic swimmer
- Javiera Díaz de Valdés (b. 1981), Chilean television actress
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About the name Javiera
Javiera is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Javiera's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #9,264. Use the chart and map above to compare Javiera's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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