Girls' name · since 1975
Jovana
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 2,048 babies named Jovana, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,181 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,048
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jovana is the #11181 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,048 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Jovana recorded 2,048 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #11181 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,181 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,048 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovana ranks #4,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,181 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,048 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,181 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,048
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jovana's 2,048 recorded births place it above 93.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jovana compares
2,048 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jovana's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jovana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,048 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 185 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jovana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jovana's SSA record in two at 2000 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 1975, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 185, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jovana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 185
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Jovana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (720 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Jovana's strongest decade.
720 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jovana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 94
1970s
94 births
- 1980s 287
1980s
287 births
- 1990s
1990s
588 births
- 2000s
2000s
720 births
- 2010s 258
2010s
258 births
- 2020s 101
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 720 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jovana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jovana's total volume
Jovana by state
Where Jovana concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 582 | 28.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 245 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 62 | 3.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 62 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 34 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 30 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 7 | 0.3% |
582 of 2,048 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jovana appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jovana's data
- Jovana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (720 total births); usage has since declined to 101 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jovanas (582 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jovana
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jovana: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Jovana 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.