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Javier

Boy's name · #274 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Javier reached its best rank, #149, in 1998 and ranked #274 in 2025. Roughly 108,000 boys have been named Javier since 1917.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#31 in Spain (2024) · #51 in Mexico (2024) · #93 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #127 in Ecuador (2025) · #580 in Italy (2024) · #1,374 in Canada (2025) · #1,712 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,014 in England & Wales (2025) · #4,626 in France (2025) · #641 in Poland (2024) · #1,884 in Sweden (2022) · #2,583 in Austria (2020) and 3 more.

Famous Javiers

• Javier Milei — President of Argentina since 2023 (born 1970)
• Javier Bardem — Spanish actor (born 1969)
• Javier Pérez de Cuéllar — 5th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1920–2020)
• Javier Mascherano — Argentine football manager and former player (born 1984)
• Javier Zanetti — Argentine footballer (born 1973)
• Javier Aguirre — Mexican former player and manager (born 1958)
• Javier Saviola — Argentine footballer (born 1981)
• Javier Pastore — Argentine footballer (born 1989)
• Javier Sotomayor — Cuban high jumper (born 1967)
• Javier Solana — Spanish politician (born 1942)

In stories & tradition

• Javier Escuella^fr — Red Dead Redemption (video game)
• Javier Delgado — Modern Family (TV series)
• Javier Esposito — Castle (TV series)

What Javiers become

Among 2,914 notable people named Javier:

Sports figures appear 1.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Javier Mascherano, Argentine football manager and former player (born 1984).

Similar names: Zavier · Alejandro · Jake · Miguel · Cesar · Jorge

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