US rank #1204 Boys' name Peak 2001 17,474 births

Javon — #1204 US boys' name

17,474 babies named Javon in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s321970s5531980s15941990s49642000s65992010s28472020s885
#1204
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Javon was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

742 babies were named Javon in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Javon

The Social Security Administration has registered 17,474 babies named Javon between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Javon currently holds the #1204 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 742 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Javon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6,599 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Javon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 1,636 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Javon in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Javon 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 17,474 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.

Javon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

17,474

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

2001

742 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,204

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Javon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
742
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420162008200019921984197619681960 5

Javon popularity over time — girls

760 total births recorded since 1961 (Javon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 760 births
010203040 20172005199919931987198119751961 5

Javon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6,599 births that decade — 38% of Javon's all-time total
1960s321970s5531980s15941990s49642000s65992010s28472020s885

Javon by state

Where Javon concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Javon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
1,636 9.4%
#2 New York
1,426 8.2%
#3 Michigan
1,052 6.0%
#4 Texas
963 5.5%
#5 Ohio
848 4.9%
#6 Illinois
842 4.8%
#7 Georgia
822 4.7%
#8 California
798 4.6%
Florida share of Javon's total US births 9.4%
Even split

1,636 of 17,474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Javon appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Javon?
17,474 babies have been named Javon since 1960. It currently ranks #1204 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 742 births.
When was Javon most popular?
Javon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6,599 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Javon most popular?
The top states for the name Javon are Florida (1,636 births), New York (1,426 births), Michigan (1,052 births).
How long has the name Javon been used?
Javon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Javon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Javier, Javion, Javonte, Javan, 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, 1960–2024 (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.