Boy name
Javier
Javier holds the #274 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,252 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1998 (#149 nationally, 2,309 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1917. The name's biggest fan base is in Delaware (#142 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#274
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#149
in 1998 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
1,252
boys named Javier
Javier popularity, 1880–2025
Where Javier is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Delaware (#142), Arizona (#178), California (#148)
Uniqueness score
32/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Javier in the most recent year of SSA data.
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