Zavier is a phonetic spelling of Xavier, which comes from the Basque place name Etxeberria and means "new house". The original name honors Saint Francis Xavier, the 16th-century Jesuit missionary. In the United States Zavier entered the top 1000 in 2001, peaked at number 739 in 2010 and has held steady in the 800s and 900s since, ranking number 1037 in 2025.