Boys' name · since 1990
Djavan
Djavan has 20 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,999 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
20 boys have been named Djavan since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Djavan has 20 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2003.
- #28,999 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Djavan ranks #28,999 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,999 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Djavan's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Djavan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Djavan splits its recorded history at 1992: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Djavan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2003
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Djavan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14 births, 70% of the file).
1990s was Djavan's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Djavan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (70% of all-time use).
Djavan by state
Where Djavan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 25.0% |
5 of 20 births nationwide.
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- Djavan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Djavans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Djavan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Djavan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.