Recorded 1988–2021 Boys' name Peak 2001 282 births

Jatavius — boys' name

282 babies named Jatavius in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s972000s1412010s282020s6
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jatavius was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jatavius in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jatavius

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Jatavius between 1988 and 2021, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jatavius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jatavius performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jatavius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jatavius in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jatavius 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 282 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.

Jatavius at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

282

Since 1988

34 years of records

Peak year

2001

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1988

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jatavius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1988

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2001)
17
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 20212010200620021998199419901988 5

Jatavius by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
141 births that decade — 50% of Jatavius's all-time total
1980s101990s972000s1412010s282020s6

Jatavius by state

Where Jatavius concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jatavius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 2.1%
Georgia share of Jatavius's total US births 2.1%

6 of 282 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jatavius?
282 babies have been named Jatavius since 1988. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2001 with 17 births.
When was Jatavius most popular?
Jatavius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jatavius most popular?
The top states for the name Jatavius are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Jatavius been used?
Jatavius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jatavius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jathan, Jatavious, Jatniel, Jatavion, and 4 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, 1988–2021 (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.