Xavier: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Xavier year by year

Xavier drops 38 places from 2024 (ranked 71st then). Since 2020 (188 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 66%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	109th	64
2024	71st	93
2023	68th	107
2022	57th	132
2021	46th	185
2020	43rd	188

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Xavier since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Xavier appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 2002, with 686 babies. The strongest decade is the 2000s (5,734 babies). Since 1980, about 12,971 children in Québec have been named Xavier.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Xavier in Québec in 2025?

64 boys were named Xavier in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 109th rank among boy names.

Is Xavier a popular name in Québec?

Xavier ranks 109th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Xavier given most often?

In 2002, with 686 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Xavier a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Xavier only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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