Meaning of the nameXavier
- Male
- Xa-vi-er
Xavier is a male name of Basque origin, coming from Xabier, which is explained as 'new house', and also used as a surname.
- People (2022)
- 1,545
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,126
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,800
- people
Xavier in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Xavier, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (266 people).
0 women 1,529 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Xavier is most common
States with the highest share of people named Xavier in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 304 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 123 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 108 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 99 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 87 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 80 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 76 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 73 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 69 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 67 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Xavier
Xavier comes from the Basque Xabier, which Wiktionary analyzes as probably formed from etxe ('house') and berri ('new'); Behind the Name links it to the Basque place name Etxeberria, 'the new house'. According to Wiktionary, the form reached Portuguese through Spanish, from the toponymic surname of a Spanish saint. In Brazil it is also a surname. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,545 people named Xavier, with a median age of 40.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Xavier (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Xabier (basco) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Xavier · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Xavier · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Xavier
What does the name Xavier mean?
Xavier means “new house”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Xavier in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,545 people with the first name Xavier, which ranks it number 6,126 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Xavier a boy's or a girl's name?
Xavier is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,529 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Xavier most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Xavier (108 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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