Girls' name · since 1972
Javana
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Javana, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 72
- total births
- 1972–2015
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
72 girls have been named Javana since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Javana recorded 72 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1972 to 2015.
- 72 total births
- 1972–2015 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Javana's 72 recorded births place it above 57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Javana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Javana splits its recorded history at 1993: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Javana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2015
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Javana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Javana's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Javana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 24 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Javana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1972–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Javana: Baby Name Since 1972 - 72 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/javana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Javana 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 July 2026.