Recorded 1981–2022 Boys' name Peak 1992 430 births

Jovante — boys' name

430 babies named Jovante in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s2492000s1012010s542020s5
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Jovante was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

54 babies were named Jovante in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovante

The Social Security Administration has registered 430 babies named Jovante between 1981 and 2022, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jovante currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovante performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 249 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jovante shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jovante in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovante 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 430 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.

Jovante at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

430

Since 1981

42 years of records

Peak year

1992

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1981

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jovante popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1981

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1992)
54
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0204060 202220142010200520011997199319891981 5

Jovante by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
249 births that decade — 58% of Jovante's all-time total
1980s211990s2492000s1012010s542020s5

Jovante by state

Where Jovante concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jovante
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 5.1%
#2 Florida
16 3.7%
#3 Illinois
7 1.6%
#4 Louisiana
6 1.4%
#5 Georgia
5 1.2%
California share of Jovante's total US births 5.1%
Even split

22 of 430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovante?
430 babies have been named Jovante since 1981. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1992 with 54 births.
When was Jovante most popular?
Jovante was most popular in the 1990s decade with 249 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Jovante most popular?
The top states for the name Jovante are California (22 births), Florida (16 births), Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Jovante been used?
Jovante has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jovante?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jovan, Jovani, Jovanni, Jovanny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2022 (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.