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.
- #47,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak 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.
- #47,025 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovanda ranks #47,025 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #47,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jovanda's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1979)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Jovanda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (11 births, 61% of the file).
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.
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (61% of all-time use).
Jovanda by state
Where Jovanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 27.8% |
5 of 18 births nationwide.
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- Louisiana records the most Jovandas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jovanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1979–1985 (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 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 August 2026.