Xavi
Boy · SHAH-vee
Xavi is a boys' name, meaning “new house”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,539th for boys in the US (112 babies).
What does Xavi mean?
Catalan pet form of Xavier, from Basque etxe berri
“new house”
The Catalan short form of Xavier, borne by the Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi Hernández.
- Say it
- SHAH-vee
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Is Xavi a girl's or a boy's name?
Xavi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 112 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Xavi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Xavi, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Xavi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Xavi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
How popular is Xavi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,539among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 112about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 112 boys in the US were named Xavi, making it the 1,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,263rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 272 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Xavi in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 118 boys in the US were given Xavi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,344, up from #1,539 for this spelling alone.
- Xavi 112
- Xavy 6
Xavi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 | #1,539 |
| 2024 | 154 | #1,275 |
| 2023 | 118 | #1,501 |
| 2022 | 98 | #1,720 |
| 2021 | 73 | #2,025 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,263 |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,899 |
| 2018 | 91 | #1,717 |
| 2017 | 87 | #1,768 |
| 2016 | 122 | #1,421 |
| 2015 | 132 | #1,334 |
| 2014 | 168 | #1,133 |
| 2013 | 219 | #931 |
| 2012 | 243 | #868 |
| 2011 | 272 | #805 |
| 2010 | 257 | #832 |
| 2009 | 115 | #1,453 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,827 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Names like Xavi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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