Recorded 1971–2002 Boys' name Peak 1993 201 births

Jawanza — boys' name

201 babies named Jawanza in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s711980s141990s1002000s16

The verdict

201 boys have been named Jawanza since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

201
total births
1971–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jawanza was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jawanza in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jawanza

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Jawanza between 1971 and 2002, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jawanza currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jawanza performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jawanza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jawanza in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jawanza 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 201 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.

Jawanza at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

201

Since 1971

32 years of records

Peak year

1993

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1971

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2002

Jawanza popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1971

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1993)
19
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 20021998199519921988197619731971 10

Jawanza popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1993 (Jawanza as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1993 5

Jawanza by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
100 births that decade — 50% of Jawanza's all-time total
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Jawanza by state

Where Jawanza concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jawanza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.5%
#2 New York
5 2.5%
Georgia share of Jawanza's total US births 2.5%
Even split

5 of 201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jawanza?
201 babies have been named Jawanza since 1971. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1993 with 19 births.
When was Jawanza most popular?
Jawanza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Jawanza most popular?
The top states for the name Jawanza are Georgia (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jawanza been used?
Jawanza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 32 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Jawanza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jawad, Jawan, Jawaun, Jawon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1971–2002 (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.