Javan vs Javier

Side-by-side comparison of Javan and Javier — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Javan

Boy name · Rank #4204

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Name B

Javier

Boy name · Rank #247

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Metric Javan Javier
Current Rank #4204 #247
Total Births (all years) 3,564 106,700
Peak Year 2004 2001
Peak Year Births 142 2,637
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Javan Javier
1910ss 17 11
1920ss 41 155
1930ss 41 321
1940ss 32 809
1950ss 58 2,900
1960ss 90 6,423
1970ss 298 10,450
1980ss 457 14,481
1990ss 754 22,116
2000ss 1,094 24,635
2010ss 547 17,200
2020ss 135 7,199

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Javan Javier
2014 52 1,765
2015 49 1,702
2016 48 1,632
2017 46 1,644
2018 39 1,550
2019 35 1,612
2020 23 1,407
2021 30 1,425
2022 25 1,463
2023 32 1,469
2024 25 1,435

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2024.

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