Girls' name · since 1980
Jhovana
24 babies named Jhovana in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #43,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jhovana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhovana has been recorded 24 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2006.
- #43,618 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhovana ranks #43,618 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #43,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jhovana's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jhovana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jhovana's full recorded timeline at 2001, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jhovana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2006
- Peak year (2001)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
24 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 13 births in a single year.
Jhovana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19 births, 79% of the file).
2000s was Jhovana's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Jhovana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (79% of all-time use).
Jhovana decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Jhovana by state
Where Jhovana concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 20.8% |
5 of 24 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 20.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 20.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- California records the most Jhovanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jhovana: 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 (~26 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, 1980–2006 (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 Jhovana 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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