How Many People Are Named Xaver?
An estimated 48 people in the United States have the first name Xaver. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Xaver peaked in popularity in 1988 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Xaver as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Xaver paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Xaver is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
48
About 1 in 7,140,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1988
12 births
Total Registered
49
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Xaver
Xaver is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 49 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Xaver as a male name
Ranked #13,979 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1988 (12 births)
Xaver: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Xaver span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 27 babies were registered. Xaver has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Xaver by Decade
How has Xaver tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Xaver + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Xaver as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Xaver: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Xaver?
We estimate approximately 48 people named Xaver are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,140,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Xaver a common name?
Xaver is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Xaver most popular?
Xaver reached peak popularity in 1988, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Xaver is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Xaver a male name?
Xaver is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Xaver Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Xaver Smith, Xaver Johnson, Xaver Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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