Boys' name · since 1987
Xaver
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Xaver, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
49 boys have been named Xaver since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Xaver recorded 49 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2014.
- #22,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 49 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Xaver ranks #22,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Xaver's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Xaver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Xaver's full recorded timeline at 1993, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Xaver popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2014
- Peak year (1988)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Xaver by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (27 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Xaver's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Xaver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 27 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Xaver's data
- Xaver's decade-level peak was the 1980s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Xaver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1987–2014 (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 Xaver 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.