Girls' name · since 1979

Jovanda

18 babies named Jovanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

18
total births
1979–1985
years on record
1980s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade

18 girls have been named Jovanda since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovanda has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1985.

  • 18 total births
  • 1979–1985 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 61% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jovanda's 18 recorded births place it above 34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.

Jovanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jovanda's full recorded timeline at 1982, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jovanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197919821985 6

Jovanda by decade

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

1980s was Jovanda's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Jovanda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (61% of all-time use).

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

Jovanda by state

Where Jovanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jovanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 27.8%
Louisiana share of Jovanda's total US births 27.8%

5 of 18 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovanda?
Jovanda has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1985. 7 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Jovanda most popular?
Jovanda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Jovanda most popular?
The top states for the name Jovanda are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Jovanda been used?
The SSA has tracked Jovanda since 1979 -- 7 years through the most recent 1985 data.
What names are similar to Jovanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jovie, Jovita, Jovanna, Jovi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jovanda's data

  • Louisiana records the most Jovandas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
  • 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, 1979–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Jovanda: Baby Name Since 1979 - 18 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jovanda. 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 Jovanda 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.