Boys' name · since 1991
Hovanes
63 babies named Hovanes in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 63
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hovanes is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 63 have been recorded since 1991.
Hovanes has 63 recorded births among boys since 1991, 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 1991 to 2011.
- #20,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 63 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hovanes ranks #20,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 63
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hovanes's 63 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Hovanes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hovanes's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hovanes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2011
- Peak year (2004)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Hovanes by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (33 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Hovanes's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Hovanes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 33 births (52% of all-time use).
Hovanes by state
Where Hovanes concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 60 | 95.2% |
60 of 63 births nationwide.
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- Hovanes's decade-level peak was the 1990s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Hovaness (60 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 Hovanes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1991–2011 (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 Hovanes 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.