Javier: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Javier – Meaning: form of Xavier, from a Basque place name meaning roughly 'new house' – Origin: Spanish (from Basque, via Xavier) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: hah-vee-AIR


Javier is a Spanish (from Basque, via Xavier) boy's name meaning “form of Xavier, from a Basque place name meaning roughly 'new house'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Javier

Meaning: Form of Xavier, from a Basque place name meaning roughly 'new house'.

Origin: Spanish (from Basque, via Xavier).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Javier

Phonetic: hah-vee-AIR   IPA: /hɑːviˈɛr/

Popularity of Javier

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1917–2024.

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