boy (SSA Category)Spanish OriginUS Rank #274 in 2025

Javier

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“New house, bright”

Linguistic heritage: Spanish

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:hah-vee-EHR

IPA (US English):/ˌhɑː.viːˈɛr/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20012,637 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#2741,252 births in 2025

Total US Registrations108,463Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1920 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2001 (2,637 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1920

Recent 2025 Level1,252 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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