US rank #2969 Boys' name Peak 2006 4,632 births

Jovany — #2969 US boys' name

4,632 babies named Jovany in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s2901990s11272000s20222010s9442020s226
#2969
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Jovany was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

243 babies were named Jovany in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovany

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,632 babies named Jovany between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jovany currently holds the #2969 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 243 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovany performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,022 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jovany shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,404 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jovany in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovany 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 4,632 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.

Jovany at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,632

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2006

243 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,969

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jovany popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
243
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
-1000100200300 202420182012200620001994198819821978 11

Jovany popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1989 (Jovany as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19941989 5

Jovany by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,022 births that decade — 44% of Jovany's all-time total
1970s231980s2901990s11272000s20222010s9442020s226

Jovany by state

Where Jovany concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jovany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,404 30.3%
#2 Texas
627 13.5%
#3 Illinois
319 6.9%
#4 Florida
281 6.1%
#5 New York
169 3.6%
#6 Arizona
132 2.8%
#7 North Carolina
89 1.9%
#8 Georgia
82 1.8%
California share of Jovany's total US births 30.3%
Even split

1,404 of 4,632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Jovany appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovany?
4,632 babies have been named Jovany since 1978. It currently ranks #2969 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 243 births.
When was Jovany most popular?
Jovany was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,022 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jovany most popular?
The top states for the name Jovany are California (1,404 births), Texas (627 births), Illinois (319 births).
How long has the name Jovany been used?
Jovany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jovany?
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.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.