Meaning: Its source is Etcheberria, a Basque name meaning "New house."

Languages: This boy's name is used in English, French, Spanish and Basque.

Nicknames: Xavi

Alternative Spellings: Zavier

Variant Forms: Xathieur

Non-English Forms: Javier, Saverio and Ksawery

Source Forms: Etcheberria

Popularity: The name Xavier ranked 90th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 587th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists before 1993, but is becoming less commonly used. In some cases, it has fallen off the lists altogether.