Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Zavier is used as a form of Xavier.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zavier through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,052
- 7,047 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 310 babies
- 2025
- 214
- #1,037 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 214 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,037 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 310 in 2010. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (31). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,846 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.
Zavier’s family of names
In Breton usage, Zavier has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Javier. In English usage, Zavier has a related form in Xavier. Zavier is a form of Xavier.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Zavier has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Xaviervariant · English
- Zavianvariant
- Zavionvariant
- Zavienvariant
- Zaviorvariant
- Zaviarvariant
- Zavierevariant
- Zaviorevariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zavier
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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