Total births
195
US rank #6062 Boys' name Peak 2014 195 births
Jove — #6062 US boys' name
195 babies named Jove in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#6062
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 57% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Jove was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
16 babies were named Jove in 2014 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jove
The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Jove between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jove currently holds the #6062 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 16 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jove performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jove shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jove 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 195 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.
Jove at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#6,062
Active since
2000
Jove popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000
- Peak year (2014)
- 16
- Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
Jove by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 87 births that decade — 45% of Jove's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jove? ▼
195 babies have been named Jove since 2000. It currently ranks #6062 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 16 births.
When was Jove most popular? ▼
Jove was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Jove been used? ▼
Jove has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jove? ▼
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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Jovanny Boy
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Jovany Boy
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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, 2000–2024 (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.