New house or bright
Zaviar is a modern phonetic variant of Xavier. It originates from the Basque place name Etxeberria, meaning 'the new house', but is also associated with the Arabic name Zavier, meaning 'bright' or 'splendid'.
Less common today
Zaviar isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,653 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
