Boys' name · since 1976

Jauan

196 babies named Jauan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,094 of 45,481
all-time among boys
196
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade

Jauan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 196 recorded since 1976.

Social Security Administration records show Jauan recorded 196 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2015.

  • #13,094 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 196 born since 1976
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jauan ranks #13,094 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.

#13,094 of 45,481
all-time among boys
196
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jauan's 196 recorded births place it above 71.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jauan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jauan's full recorded timeline at 1996, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jauan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1998)
15
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
05101520 197619851988199319961999200220072015 6

Jauan by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 40% of the file).

1990s was Jauan's strongest decade.

79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Jauan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jauan? ▼
Since 1976, Social Security records show 196 babies named Jauan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,094 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 15 births.
Where does Jauan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jauan ranks #13,094 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jauan most popular? ▼
Jauan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jauan been used? ▼
Jauan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 40 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jauan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaun, Jauron, Jaurice, Jaushua, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jauan's data

  • Jauan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jauan

Nearby Names Like Jauan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jauan

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Jaushua Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jauan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2015 (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 Jauan 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.