Recorded 1972–2015 Girls' name Peak 1990 72 births

Javana — girls' name

72 babies named Javana in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

72 girls have been named Javana since 1972, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

72
total births
1972–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Javana was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Javana in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Javana

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Javana between 1972 and 2015, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Javana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Javana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Javana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Javana 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 72 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.

Javana at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

72

Since 1972

44 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1972

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2015

Javana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1972

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Javana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 33% of Javana's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Javana?
72 babies have been named Javana since 1972. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Javana most popular?
Javana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Javana been used?
Javana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 44 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Javana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Javonna, Javon, Javier, Javeah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1972–2015 (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.