Recorded 1977–2021 Boys' name Peak 2003 358 births

Jovaughn — boys' name

358 babies named Jovaughn in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s581990s1112000s1182010s422020s5
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jovaughn was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jovaughn in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovaughn

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Jovaughn between 1977 and 2021, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jovaughn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovaughn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jovaughn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jovaughn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovaughn 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 358 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.

Jovaughn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

358

Since 1977

45 years of records

Peak year

2003

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1977

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jovaughn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1977

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
17
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 202120112006200119961991198619791977 8

Jovaughn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
118 births that decade — 33% of Jovaughn's all-time total
1970s241980s581990s1112000s1182010s422020s5

Jovaughn by state

Where Jovaughn concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jovaughn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.7%
New York share of Jovaughn's total US births 1.7%

6 of 358 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovaughn?
358 babies have been named Jovaughn since 1977. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 17 births.
When was Jovaughn most popular?
Jovaughn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Jovaughn most popular?
The top states for the name Jovaughn are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Jovaughn been used?
Jovaughn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 45 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jovaughn?
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, 1977–2021 (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.