Boys' name · since 1960
Javon
17,646 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.
- #887 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,646
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
17,646 babies have been named Javon since 1960, making it today's #1200 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Javon recorded 17,646 times among boys since 1960, holding rank #1200 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #887 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,200 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,646 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Javon ranks #887 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,200 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,646 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #887 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,646
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Javon's 17,646 recorded births place it above 98.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Javon compares
17,646 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Javon's all-time total is 48x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Javon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,646 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 742 | 34 | 22,252 |
Javon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Javon splits its recorded history at 1996: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 742 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Javon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 742
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Javon popularity over time - girls
760 total births recorded since 1961 (Javon as girls' name)
Javon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,599 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Javon's strongest decade.
6,599 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Javon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 553
1970s
553 births
- 1980s 1,594
1980s
1,594 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,964 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,599 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,849 births
- 2020s 1,055
2020s
1,055 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,599 births (37% of all-time use).
How Javon 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 Javon's total volume
Javon by state
Where Javon concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 1,648 | 9.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,426 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 1,061 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 978 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 860 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 848 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 836 | 4.7% |
| #8 | California | | 804 | 4.6% |
1,648 of 17,646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Javon appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Javon's data
- Javon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,599 total births); usage has since declined to 1,055 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Javons (1,648 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 Javon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Javon 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.