Girls' name · since 1968

Javette

Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Javette, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#34,096 of 72,339
all-time among girls
54
born since 1968
1980s
peak decade

Javette sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1968.

Javette has 54 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1989.

  • #34,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 54 born since 1968
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javette ranks #34,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.

#34,096 of 72,339
all-time among girls
54
born since 1968
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Javette's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Javette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Javette's full recorded timeline at 1980, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Javette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4681012 196819701972197819801982198319871989 5

Javette by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (32 births, 59% of the file).

1980s was Javette's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Javette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 32 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Javette?
54 babies have been named Javette since 1968. All-time, it sits at #34,096 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
Where does Javette sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javette ranks #34,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Javette most popular?
Javette was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Javette been used?
The SSA has tracked Javette since 1968 -- 22 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Javette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Javonna, Javon, Javier, Javeah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Javette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1968–1989 (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 Javette 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.