Boys' name · since 1916
Javan
3,593 babies named Javan in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,593
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Javan is the #3972 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,593 recorded since 1916.
Javan has 3,593 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3972 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #2,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,972 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,593 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javan ranks #2,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,972 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,593 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,972 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,593
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Javan's 3,593 recorded births place it above 95.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Javan compares
3,593 Top 16% higher than 84% of 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
Javan's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Javan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,593 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 142 | 34 | 22,252 |
Javan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Javan's full recorded timeline at 1978, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 142 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Javan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 142
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Javan popularity over time - girls
43 total births recorded since 1968 (Javan as girls' name)
Javan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,094 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Javan's strongest decade.
1,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Javan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 90
1960s
90 births
- 1970s 298
1970s
298 births
- 1980s
1980s
457 births
- 1990s
1990s
754 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,094 births
- 2010s
2010s
549 births
- 2020s 162
2020s
162 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,094 births (30% of all-time use).
How Javan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Javan's total volume
Javan by state
Where Javan concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 205 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 183 | 5.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 182 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 154 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 81 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 80 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 70 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 65 | 1.8% |
205 of 3,593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Javan appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Javan's data
- Javan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,094 total births); usage has since declined to 162 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Javans (205 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Javan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Javan 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.