Ksavier
Barely 67 people in Poland carry it, all of them men, so most will go a lifetime without meeting one. A Latin name at root, meaning "new house".
Ksavier Pronunciation
What Ksavier means
Where Ksavier comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Ksavier is a spelling of Xavier, a name that reached Latin as Xaverius. The meaning fixed to it is "new house." That sense came from an old place name the word once marked, and it followed the name into English, where Xavier grew common.
The best known bearer is Francis Xavier, the sixteenth-century missionary and co-founder of the Jesuits, known in Latin as Franciscus Xaverius. His fame pushed the name across Catholic Europe. English readers meet it as Xavier. This K-first spelling, Ksavier, keeps the sound while trading the X.
Say it slowly. The name means a house newly built, a start rather than an inheritance. On a Polish class register, a Ksavier would sit near the front, an unusual entry the teacher reads twice. The origin stays Latin, the meaning stays "new house."
How many people are named Ksavier
1 in 318600 men in Poland is named Ksavier. 67 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4438 among male names.
Ksavier's popularity over time
3 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1272 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2015.
Where Ksavier is most popular
Ksavier is most popular in Lower Silesian, 1275% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Lower Silesian2 boys born+1275%
Ksavier as a middle name
Ksavier is a first name for 67 men in Poland and a middle name for another 8, an 89/11 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 3600th, between Kristoff (8) and Kwadwo (8).
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#3598 Kolin8
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#3599 Kristoff8
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#3600 Ksavier8
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#3601 Kwadwo8
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#3602 Kévin8