Boys' name · since 1981
Jovante
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 430 babies named Jovante, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 430
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jovante is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 430 have been recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Jovante recorded 430 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2022.
- #8,633 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 430 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovante ranks #8,633 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 430 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 430
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jovante's 430 recorded births place it above 81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jovante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jovante splits its recorded history at 2002: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jovante popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2022
- Peak year (1992)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Jovante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (249 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Jovante's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Jovante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
249 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 249 births (58% of all-time use).
Jovante by state
Where Jovante concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| 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% |
22 of 430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Jovante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jovantes (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jovante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1981–2022 (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 Jovante 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.