Xabi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAH-bee
Xabi is a boys' name, meaning “new house”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Xabi mean?
Basque, short form of Xabier (Xavier)
“new house”
Basque pet form of Xabier, after the castle of Xavier in Navarre, birthplace of St Francis Xavier; the place name means 'new house'.
Is Xabi a girl's or a boy's name?
Xabi is a boys' name.
How popular is Xabi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Xabi in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Xabi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
Names like Xabi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi Akari Kairo Tadeo Chozen Amiri Omari Loki Rumi Bodhi Tru Kasai
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Xabi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/xabi, updated 20 October 2026.