Recorded 1935–2021 Boys' name Peak 1999 863 births

Javis — boys' name

863 babies named Javis in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s111960s301970s1071980s1851990s2332000s1762010s1022020s14
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Javis was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

31 babies were named Javis in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Javis

The Social Security Administration has registered 863 babies named Javis between 1935 and 2021, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Javis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Javis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Javis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Javis in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Javis 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 863 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.

Javis at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

863

Since 1935

87 years of records

Peak year

1999

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1935

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2021

Javis popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1935

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1999)
31
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
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Javis popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1994 (Javis as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1994 5

Javis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
233 births that decade — 27% of Javis's all-time total
1930s51950s111960s301970s1071980s1851990s2332000s1762010s1022020s14

Javis by state

Where Javis concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Javis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
17 2.0%
#2 Georgia
11 1.3%
#3 Texas
6 0.7%
#4 New York
5 0.6%
Florida share of Javis's total US births 2.0%
Even split

17 of 863 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Javis?
863 babies have been named Javis since 1935. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1999 with 31 births.
When was Javis most popular?
Javis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 233 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Javis most popular?
The top states for the name Javis are Florida (17 births), Georgia (11 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Javis been used?
Javis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 87 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Javis?
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, 1935–2021 (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.