Girls' name · since 1935
Jovanna
3,203 babies named Jovanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,455 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,762 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,203
- born since 1935
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,203 babies have been named Jovanna since 1935, making it today's #5762 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jovanna recorded 3,203 times among girls since 1935, holding rank #5762 nationally today, ahead of 67% 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 1935 to 2025.
- #3,455 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,762 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,203 born since 1935
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovanna ranks #3,455 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,762 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,203 born since 1935, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,455 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,762 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,203
- born since 1935
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jovanna's 3,203 recorded births place it above 95.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jovanna compares
3,203 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Jovanna's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jovanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,203 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 204 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jovanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jovanna's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 204, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jovanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Jovanna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (958 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Jovanna's strongest decade.
958 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jovanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 211
1970s
211 births
- 1980s
1980s
578 births
- 1990s
1990s
856 births
- 2000s
2000s
958 births
- 2010s 370
2010s
370 births
- 2020s 148
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 958 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jovanna 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 Jovanna's total volume
Jovanna by state
Where Jovanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 833 | 26.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 490 | 15.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 171 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 85 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 77 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 55 | 1.7% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 18 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.3% |
833 of 3,203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jovanna appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jovanna's data
- Jovanna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (958 total births); usage has since declined to 148 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jovannas (833 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jovanna: 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 (~90 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, 1935–2025 (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 Jovanna 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.