Boys' name · since 1963
Jevon
4,971 babies named Jevon in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,971
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jevon is the #4742 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,971 recorded since 1963.
Jevon has 4,971 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4742 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #1,782 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,742 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,971 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jevon ranks #1,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,742 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,971 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,782 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,742 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,971
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jevon's 4,971 recorded births place it above 96.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jevon compares
4,971 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Jevon's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jevon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,971 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 288 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jevon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jevon splits its recorded history at 1994: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 288 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jevon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 288
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Currently ranks #4742 among boys.
4,971 total births across 63 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 288 births in a single year.
Jevon popularity over time - girls
91 total births recorded since 1976 (Jevon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jevon accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jevon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,558 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Jevon's strongest decade.
1,558 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jevon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 80
1960s
80 births
- 1970s
1970s
858 births
- 1980s
1980s
662 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,188 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,558 births
- 2010s 439
2010s
439 births
- 2020s 186
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,558 births (31% of all-time use).
Jevon decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,558 births
- Runner-up 1,188 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Jevon 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 Jevon's total volume
Jevon by state
Where Jevon concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 412 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 365 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 275 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 205 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 204 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 183 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 138 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 133 | 2.7% |
412 of 4,971 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 8.3% of nationwide
- California 7.3% of nationwide
- Florida 5.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 26 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 8.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jevon appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jevon's data
- Jevon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,558 total births); usage has since declined to 186 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jevons (412 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jevon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Jevon 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.
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