Recorded 1990–2003 Boys' name Peak 1990 20 births

Djavan — boys' name

20 babies named Djavan in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s6
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Djavan was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Djavan in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Djavan

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Djavan between 1990 and 2003, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Djavan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Djavan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Djavan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Djavan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Djavan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Djavan at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

20

Since 1990

14 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1990

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2003

Djavan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1990

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 200319921990 8

Djavan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 70% of Djavan's all-time total
1990s142000s6

Djavan by state

Where Djavan concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Djavan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 25.0%
California share of Djavan's total US births 25.0%

5 of 20 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Djavan?
20 babies have been named Djavan since 1990. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Djavan most popular?
Djavan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Djavan most popular?
The top states for the name Djavan are California (5 births).
How long has the name Djavan been used?
Djavan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 14 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Djavan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Django, Djay, Djaun, Djavon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.