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 #4220

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Name B

Javier

Boy name · Rank #247

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Metric Javan Javier
Current Rank #4220 #247
Total Births (all years) 3,593 107,969
Peak Year 2004 2001
Peak Year Births 142 2,637
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Javan Javier
1910s 17 11
1920s 41 155
1930s 41 321
1940s 32 809
1950s 58 2,899
1960s 90 6,423
1970s 298 10,452
1980s 457 14,482
1990s 754 22,115
2000s 1,094 24,637
2010s 549 17,204
2020s 162 8,461

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Javan Javier
2014 52 1,765
2015 50 1,702
2016 48 1,633
2017 46 1,644
2018 40 1,552
2019 35 1,612
2020 23 1,407
2021 30 1,425
2022 25 1,463
2023 32 1,471
2024 25 1,443
2025 27 1,252

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, 1916–2025.

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