Girls' name · since 1968
Javita
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Javita, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,306 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Javita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 29 have been recorded since 1968.
Javita has 29 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 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1984.
- #41,306 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javita ranks #41,306 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,306 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Javita's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Javita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Javita's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Javita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1984
- Peak year (1977)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Javita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Javita's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Javita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Javita's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Javita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1968–1984 (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 Javita 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.