Boys' name · since 1992
Hovhannes
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Hovhannes, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,136 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hovhannes currently ranks #11136 among boys' names in America, with 79 babies recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Hovhannes recorded 79 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #11136 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #18,978 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,136 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 79 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hovhannes ranks #18,978 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,136 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 79 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,136 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hovhannes's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hovhannes compares
79 22nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hovhannes's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hovhannes | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 79 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hovhannes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hovhannes's full recorded timeline at 2017, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hovhannes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Hovhannes by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (30 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Hovhannes's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Hovhannes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (38% of all-time use).
Hovhannes by state
Where Hovhannes concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 44 | 55.7% |
44 of 79 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Hovhanness (44 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 Hovhannes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Hovhannes 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.