US rank #7918 Boys' name Peak 2007 269 births

Joven — #7918 US boys' name

269 babies named Joven in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s442000s752010s982020s42
#7918
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Joven was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

16 babies were named Joven in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joven

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Joven between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Joven currently holds the #7918 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joven performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Joven shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Joven in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joven 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 269 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.

Joven at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

269

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2007

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,918

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082004199819931982 5

Joven by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
98 births that decade — 36% of Joven's all-time total
1980s101990s442000s752010s982020s42

Joven by state

Where Joven concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Joven
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 4.1%
California share of Joven's total US births 4.1%

11 of 269 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joven?
269 babies have been named Joven since 1982. It currently ranks #7918 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 16 births.
When was Joven most popular?
Joven was most popular in the 2010s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Joven most popular?
The top states for the name Joven are California (11 births).
How long has the name Joven been used?
Joven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joven?
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, 1982–2024 (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.