Saverio
Saverio is a given name of Italian origin. It is a cognate of Xavier and Javier, both of which originate from Xabier, the Basque name for the Spanish town Javier. Xabier is itself the romanization of etxe berri meaning "new house" or "new home".
Meaning & Origin of Saverio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saverio is a given name of Italian origin. It is a cognate of Xavier and Javier, both of which originate from Xabier, the Basque name for the Spanish town Javier. Xabier is itself the romanization of etxe berri meaning "new house" or "new home".
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The Story of Saverio
Saverio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1909, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 46 Saverios were born — ranking #1,039 that year. As of 2026, Saverio ranks #7,930 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 2K Saverios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Saverio
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- Sav Rocca (Saverio Giovanni Rocca) (born 1973), Australian professional American football player in the USA
- Saverio Bettinelli (1718–1808), Italian writer
- Saverio Costanzo (born 1975), Italian film director
- Saverio Fava (1832–1913), first Italian ambassador to the USA
- Saverio Gandini (1729–1796), Italian painter of the late-Baroque and Neoclassic periods
- Saverio Indrio (1963–2025), Italian voice actor
- Saverio Mammoliti (born 1942), Italian 'Ndrangheta boss from Oppido Mamertina and Castellace in Calabria
- Saverio Mercadante (1795–1870), Italian composer
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Names that sound like Saverio
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About the name Saverio
Saverio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Saverio's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #986. Use the chart and map above to compare Saverio'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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