Recorded 1976–1983 Boys' name Peak 1978 16 births

Javas — boys' name

16 babies named Javas in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 boys have been named Javas since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

16
total births
1976–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Javas was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

6 babies were named Javas in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Javas

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Javas between 1976 and 1983, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Javas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Javas performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Javas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Javas 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 16 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.

Javas at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

16

Since 1976

8 years of records

Peak year

1978

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1976

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1983

Javas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1976

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1978)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 198319781976 5

Javas by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 69% of Javas's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Javas?
16 babies have been named Javas since 1976. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1978 with 6 births.
When was Javas most popular?
Javas was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Javas been used?
Javas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 8 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Javas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Javier, Javon, Javion, Javonte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1976–1983 (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.