Xavi
Xavi is a Catalan given name, usually used as a nickname for Xavier. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Xavi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xavi is a Catalan given name, usually used as a nickname for Xavier. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Xavi
Xavi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 272 Xavis were born — ranking #805 that year. As of 2026, Xavi ranks #1,216 for baby boys with 167 births, rising sharply (+78% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Xavis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Xavi
Xavi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Xavi's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #805. Use the chart and map above to compare Xavi'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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