Boys' name · since 1973
Javin
2,426 babies named Javin in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,426
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,426 babies have been named Javin since 1973, making it today's #3791 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javin has been recorded 2,426 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #3791 nationally and more common than 73% 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.
- #2,931 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,791 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,426 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javin ranks #2,931 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,791 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,426 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,426
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Javin's 2,426 recorded births place it above 93.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Javin compares
2,426 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Javin's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Javin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,426 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 136 | 34 | 22,252 |
Javin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Javin splits its recorded history at 1999: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 136 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Javin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 136
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Javin popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2006 (Javin as girls' name)
Javin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,100 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Javin's strongest decade.
1,100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Javin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 167
1980s
167 births
- 1990s 403
1990s
403 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,100 births
- 2010s
2010s
527 births
- 2020s 173
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,100 births (45% of all-time use).
How Javin 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 Javin's total volume
Javin by state
Where Javin concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 118 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 104 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 95 | 3.9% |
| #4 | California | | 92 | 3.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 79 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 46 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 41 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 37 | 1.5% |
118 of 2,426 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Javin appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Javin's data
- Javin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,100 total births); usage has since declined to 173 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Javins (118 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 Javin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
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 Javin 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.