Recorded 1967–2005 Girls' name Peak 1971 55 births

Jovanka — girls' name

55 babies named Jovanka in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s281990s52000s16
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jovanka was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jovanka in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovanka

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Jovanka between 1967 and 2005, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jovanka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovanka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jovanka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovanka 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 55 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.

Jovanka at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

55

Since 1967

39 years of records

Peak year

1971

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1967

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2005

Jovanka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1967

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1971)
8
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
456789 20052004199819761974197319711967 6

Jovanka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 51% of Jovanka's all-time total
1960s61970s281990s52000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovanka?
55 babies have been named Jovanka since 1967. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1971 with 8 births.
When was Jovanka most popular?
Jovanka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Jovanka been used?
Jovanka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 39 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Jovanka?
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, 1967–2005 (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.