Boys' name · since 1978
Javian
Javian has 2,872 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,153 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,872
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Javian is the #3153 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,872 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javian has been recorded 2,872 times among boys since 1978, currently ranked #3153 nationally and more common than 77% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #2,618 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,153 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,872 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javian ranks #2,618 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,153 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,872 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,153 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,872
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Javian's 2,872 recorded births place it above 94.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Javian compares
2,872 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Javian's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Javian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,872 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 183 | 34 | 22,252 |
Javian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Javian splits its recorded history at 2005: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 183 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Javian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 183
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Javian popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2000 (Javian as girls' name)
Javian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,164 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Javian's strongest decade.
1,164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Javian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 259
1990s
259 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,164 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,082 births
- 2020s 325
2020s
325 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,164 births (41% of all-time use).
How Javian 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 Javian's total volume
Javian by state
Where Javian concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 340 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 321 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 207 | 7.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 163 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 122 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 93 | 3.2% |
| #7 | California | | 71 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 61 | 2.1% |
340 of 2,872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Javian appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Javian's data
- Javian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,164 total births); usage has since declined to 325 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Javians (340 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Javian: 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 (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Javian 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.