Unisex name · since 1969
Java
20 babies named Java in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,066 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1969
- 1960s
- peak decade
20 boys have been named Java since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Java has been recorded 20 times among boys since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1980.
- #29,066 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1969
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Java ranks #29,066 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1969, peaking in the 1960s.
- #29,066 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1969
- 1960s
- peak decade
Java's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Java's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Java's full recorded timeline at 1979, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Java popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1980
- Peak year (1969)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Java popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1978 (Java as girls' name)
Java by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (7 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Java's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Java births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 7 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Java's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1980s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Java: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1969–1980 (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 Java 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.