Boys' name · since 1982
Javel
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 180 babies named Javel, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 180
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Javel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 180 recorded since 1982.
Javel has 180 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2018.
- #13,615 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 180 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javel ranks #13,615 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 180
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Javel's 180 recorded births place it above 70.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Javel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Javel's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Javel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Javel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (62 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Javel's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Javel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (34% of all-time use).
Javel by state
Where Javel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 180 births nationwide.
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- Javel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2010s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Javels (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Javel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1982–2018 (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 Javel 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.