US rank #2686 Boys' name Peak 2008 2,834 births

Javian — #2686 US boys' name

2,834 babies named Javian in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s361990s2592000s11642010s10822020s287
#2686
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Javian was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

183 babies were named Javian in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Javian

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,834 babies named Javian between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Javian currently holds the #2686 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 183 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Javian performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Javian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 333 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Javian in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Javian 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 2,834 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.

Javian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,834

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2008

183 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,686

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Javian popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
183
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Javian popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2000 (Javian as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2000 6

Javian by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,164 births that decade — 41% of Javian's all-time total
1970s61980s361990s2592000s11642010s10822020s287

Javian by state

Where Javian concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Javian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
333 11.8%
#2 Texas
313 11.0%
#3 Massachusetts
207 7.3%
#4 New York
163 5.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
122 4.3%
#6 Georgia
93 3.3%
#7 California
65 2.3%
#8 Mississippi
61 2.2%
Florida share of Javian's total US births 11.8%
Even split

333 of 2,834 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Javian appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Javian?
2,834 babies have been named Javian since 1978. It currently ranks #2686 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 183 births.
When was Javian most popular?
Javian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,164 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Javian most popular?
The top states for the name Javian are Florida (333 births), Texas (313 births), Massachusetts (207 births).
How long has the name Javian been used?
Javian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Javian?
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.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.