Xavier is a distinctive choice, ranked #263 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Xavier in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#263
US Rank #108
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About the Name Xavier
Xavier is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 33 places over five years. Its high point was #158 in 2010, and it now sits at #238. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Xavier is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Xavier in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #102, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Xavier
Asquith Xavier — Asquith Camile Xavier was a West Indian-born Briton who ended a colour bar at British Railways in London by fighting to become the first non-white train guard at Euston railway station in 1966.
Sebastian Xavier — Sebastian Xavier is a former Indian swimmer from Kerala.
Abel Xavier — Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier is a Portuguese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Xavier
Unlikely. With around 174 UK babies named Xavier per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Xavier in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Xavier has been fairly steady, ranked #263 in 2025 against #205 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #158 in 2010.
Xavier is more popular in the US (#102) than in the UK (#238). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Xavier include: Sebastian Xavier, Abel Xavier and Xavier McDaniel. Short summaries for each appear below.
Xavier appears in the US top 500 at #102 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
174
UK babies named Xavier (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 58 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Xavier
Almost certainly the only Xavier in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Xavier
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Asquith Camile Xavier was a West Indian-born Briton who ended a colour bar at British Railways in London by fighting to become the first non-white train guard at Euston railway station in 1966.
Xavier Villaurrutia y González was a Mexican poet, playwright, translator, and literary critic whose most famous works are the short theatrical dramas called Autos profanos, compiled in the work Poesía y teatro completos, published in 1953.
Xavier Maurice McDaniel, nicknamed "X-Man", is an American former professional basketball player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward.
Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who has served as the president of the Nuevas Ideas political party since 2020.