Boys' name · since 1976
Javas
Javas has 16 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1976–1983
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Javas sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Javas recorded 16 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1983.
- 16 total births
- 1976–1983 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Javas's 16 recorded births place it above 32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Javas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Javas splits its recorded history at 1978: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Javas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1983
- Peak year (1978)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Javas by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Javas's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Javas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Javas's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1976–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Javas: Baby Name Since 1976 - 16 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/javas. 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 Javas 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.