Boys' name · since 1973
Javaughn
947 babies named Javaughn in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,090 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 947
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Javaughn is the #9090 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 947 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javaughn has been recorded 947 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #9090 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,090 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 947 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javaughn ranks #5,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,090 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 947 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,090 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 947
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Javaughn's 947 recorded births place it above 88.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Javaughn compares
947 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Javaughn's all-time total is 157% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Javaughn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 947 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Javaughn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Javaughn's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Javaughn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Javaughn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (331 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Javaughn's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Javaughn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
284 births
- 2000s
2000s
331 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 331 births (35% of all-time use).
How Javaughn 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 Javaughn's total volume
Javaughn by state
Where Javaughn concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 43 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.6% |
43 of 947 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Javaughn's data
- Javaughn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (331 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Javaughns (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Javaughn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Javaughn 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.