Xaver
Xaver is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Xaver
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xaver is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Xaver
American parents first put Xaver on the record books as a baby boy name in 1987, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 12 Xavers were born — ranking #3,916 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Xavers. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2014 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 49 Xavers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Xaver
Xaver is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Xaver's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #3,916. Use the chart and map above to compare Xaver'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.