Boys' name · since 1917
Javier
107,969 babies named Javier in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 107,969
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
107,969 babies have been named Javier since 1917, making it today's #274 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javier has been recorded 107,969 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #274 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #297 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #274 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 107,969 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javier ranks #297 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #274 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 107,969 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 107,969
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Javier's 107,969 recorded births place it above 99.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Javier compares
107,969 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Javier's all-time total is 293x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Javier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 107,969 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,637 | 34 | 22,252 |
Javier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Javier splits its recorded history at 1972: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 2,637 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Javier popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 2,637
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Javier popularity over time - girls
494 total births recorded since 1963 (Javier as girls' name)
Javier by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (24,637 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Javier's strongest decade.
24,637 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Javier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 155
1920s
155 births
- 1930s 321
1930s
321 births
- 1940s 809
1940s
809 births
- 1950s 2,899
1950s
2,899 births
- 1960s 6,423
1960s
6,423 births
- 1970s
1970s
10,452 births
- 1980s
1980s
14,482 births
- 1990s
1990s
22,115 births
- 2000s
2000s
24,637 births
- 2010s
2010s
17,204 births
- 2020s 8,461
2020s
8,461 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24,637 births (23% of all-time use).
How Javier compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Javier's total volume
Javier by state
Where Javier concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31,972 | 29.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27,185 | 25.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6,061 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5,557 | 5.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 5,515 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 3,929 | 3.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,440 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,548 | 1.4% |
31,972 of 107,969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Javier appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Javier's data
- Javier's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (24,637 total births) through the 2020s (8,461) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Javiers (31,972 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Javier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Javier draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.