Recorded 1987–2014 Boys' name Peak 1988 49 births

Xaver — boys' name

49 babies named Xaver in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s52000s122010s5
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Xaver was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Xaver in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xaver

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Xaver between 1987 and 2014, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Xaver currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xaver performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Xaver shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xaver in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Xaver at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

49

Since 1987

28 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1987

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2014

Xaver popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1987

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 2014200620011993198919881987 6

Xaver by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
27 births that decade — 55% of Xaver's all-time total
1980s271990s52000s122010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xaver?
49 babies have been named Xaver since 1987. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Xaver most popular?
Xaver was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Xaver been used?
Xaver has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 28 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Xaver?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xavier, Xavion, Xavi, Xavian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.