Recorded 1979–1985 Girls' name Peak 1979 18 births

Jovanda — girls' name

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.

1970s71980s11
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Jovanda was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jovanda in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Jovanda between 1979 and 1985, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jovanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovanda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jovanda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jovanda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovanda 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 18 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.

Jovanda at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

18

Since 1979

7 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1979

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1985

Jovanda popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198519821979 7

Jovanda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 61% of Jovanda's all-time total
1970s71980s11

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?
18 babies have been named Jovanda since 1979. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
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?
Jovanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 7 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Jovanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jovie, Jovita, Jovanna, Jovana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1979–1985 (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.