Boys' name · since 1999

Johnavan

41 babies named Johnavan in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

41
total births
1999–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade

41 boys have been named Johnavan since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Johnavan has 41 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1999 to 2012.

  • 41 total births
  • 1999–2012 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 73% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johnavan's 41 recorded births place it above 48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Johnavan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Johnavan splits its recorded history at 2008: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Johnavan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4681012 199920062007200820092012 6

Johnavan by decade

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

2000s was Johnavan's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.

Johnavan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (73% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnavan?
41 babies have been named Johnavan since 1999. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 11 births.
When was Johnavan most popular?
Johnavan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Johnavan been used?
Johnavan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 14 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Johnavan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Johnavan's data

  • Johnavan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1999–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Johnavan: Baby Name Since 1999 - 41 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnavan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Johnavan 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 July 2026.