Boys' name · since 1978
Jovany
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 4,679 babies named Jovany, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,868 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,746 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,679
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jovany is the #2746 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,679 recorded since 1978.
Jovany has 4,679 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2746 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #1,868 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,746 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,679 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovany ranks #1,868 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,746 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,679 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,868 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,746 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,679
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jovany's 4,679 recorded births place it above 95.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jovany compares
4,679 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jovany's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jovany | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,679 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 243 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jovany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jovany's full recorded timeline at 2002, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 243 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jovany popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 243
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Jovany popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1989 (Jovany as girls' name)
Jovany by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,022 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Jovany's strongest decade.
2,022 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Jovany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 290
1980s
290 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,127 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,022 births
- 2010s
2010s
944 births
- 2020s 273
2020s
273 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,022 births (43% of all-time use).
How Jovany compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jovany's total volume
Jovany by state
Where Jovany concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,411 | 30.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 627 | 13.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 325 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 281 | 6.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 169 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 138 | 2.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 89 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 82 | 1.8% |
1,411 of 4,679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Jovany appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jovany's data
- Jovany's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,022 total births); usage has since declined to 273 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jovanys (1,411 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 Jovany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Jovany 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.