Unisex name · since 1966
Jovan
9,984 babies named Jovan in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,749 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,984
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
9,984 babies have been named Jovan since 1966, making it today's #1749 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Jovan recorded 9,984 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #1749 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, 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 1966 to 2025.
- #1,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,749 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,984 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovan ranks #1,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,749 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,984 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,749 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,984
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jovan's 9,984 recorded births place it above 97.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jovan compares
9,984 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Jovan's all-time total is 27x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jovan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,984 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 270 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jovan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jovan's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 270, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jovan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 270
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Jovan popularity over time - girls
1,079 total births recorded since 1974 (Jovan as girls' name)
Jovan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,452 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Jovan's strongest decade.
2,452 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jovan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 831
1970s
831 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,159 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,452 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,378 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,520 births
- 2020s 638
2020s
638 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,452 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jovan 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 Jovan's total volume
Jovan by state
Where Jovan concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,520 | 15.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 934 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 849 | 8.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 772 | 7.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 698 | 7.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 388 | 3.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 342 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 321 | 3.2% |
1,520 of 9,984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Jovan appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jovan's data
- Jovan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,452 total births); usage has since declined to 638 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jovans (1,520 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jovan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Jovan 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.