Boys' name · since 1975
Jawon
805 babies named Jawon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 805
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jawon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 805 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Jawon recorded 805 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2023.
- #5,883 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 805 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jawon ranks #5,883 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 805 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 805
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jawon's 805 recorded births place it above 87.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Jawon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jawon splits its recorded history at 2001: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jawon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2023
- Peak year (1997)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jawon popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1976 (Jawon as girls' name)
Jawon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (356 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Jawon's strongest decade.
356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jawon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
356 births
- 2000s
2000s
253 births
- 2010s 78
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 356 births (44% of all-time use).
How Jawon 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 Jawon's total volume
Jawon by state
Where Jawon concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 49 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
49 of 805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jawon's data
- Jawon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (356 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 Jawons (49 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jawon: 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 (~48 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, 1975–2023 (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 Jawon 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.