Recorded 1976–2015 Boys' name Peak 1998 196 births

Jauan — boys' name

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.

1970s61980s461990s792000s542010s11
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jauan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jauan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jauan

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Jauan between 1976 and 2015, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jauan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jauan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jauan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jauan 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 196 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.

Jauan at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

196

Since 1976

40 years of records

Peak year

1998

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1976

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jauan popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1998)
15
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 201520052001199819951992198719841976 6

Jauan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 40% of Jauan's all-time total
1970s61980s461990s792000s542010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jauan?
196 babies have been named Jauan since 1976. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1998 with 15 births.
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.

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, 1976–2015 (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.