Recorded 1999–2012 Boys' name Peak 2008 41 births

Johnavan — boys' name

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.

1990s52000s302010s6
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Johnavan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

11 babies were named Johnavan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnavan

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Johnavan between 1999 and 2012, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnavan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnavan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Johnavan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnavan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 41 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Johnavan at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

41

Since 1999

14 years of records

Peak year

2008

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1999

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2012

Johnavan popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 201220092008200720061999 5

Johnavan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 73% of Johnavan's all-time total
1990s52000s302010s6

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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.