Boys' name · since 1975
Jawaun
Jawaun has 867 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 867
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jawaun currently ranks #12381 among boys' names in America, with 867 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jawaun has been recorded 867 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #12381 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,615 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,381 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 867 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jawaun ranks #5,615 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,381 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 867 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 867
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jawaun's 867 recorded births place it above 87.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Jawaun compares
867 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Jawaun's all-time total is 135% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jawaun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 867 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jawaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jawaun's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jawaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Jawaun by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (396 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Jawaun's strongest decade.
396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jawaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
396 births
- 2000s
2000s
263 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 396 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jawaun 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 Jawaun's total volume
Jawaun by state
Where Jawaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 29 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
29 of 867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jawaun appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jawaun's data
- Jawaun's decade-level peak was the 1990s (396 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Jawauns (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jawaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Jawaun 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.