Given name · also Basque
Xaviera
“owner of a new house; one who is bright”
In Basque, Arabic use, Xaviera carries the interpretation “owner of a new house; one who is bright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Basque, Arabic use, Xaviera carries the interpretation “owner of a new house; one who is bright.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Basque and Arabic naming traditions.
How it developed
Xaviera is used as a feminine counterpart of Xavier.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Xaviera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 709
- 0 boys · 709 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,830 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,830 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 595 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Xaviera’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Xaviera has a diminutive in Xavieraatje. Xaviera is a feminine form of Xavier. Xaviera has a related form in Xzavier.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 25
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Xaviera
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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