Recorded 2001–2016 Boys' name Peak 2008 81 births

Govani — boys' name

81 babies named Govani in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s552010s26
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Govani was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Govani in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Govani

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Govani between 2001 and 2016, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Govani currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Govani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Govani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Govani 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 81 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.

Govani at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

81

Since 2001

16 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2001

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2016

Govani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2001

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 20162013201120102009200820072004200320022001 6

Govani by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
55 births that decade — 68% of Govani's all-time total
2000s552010s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Govani?
81 babies have been named Govani since 2001. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Govani most popular?
Govani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Govani been used?
Govani has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 16 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Govani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Governor, Govanni, Govind, Govanny, and 3 more. 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, 2001–2016 (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.