Unisex name · since 2008
Jovial
36 babies named Jovial in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 36
- total births
- 2008–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Jovial is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 36 have been recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Jovial recorded 36 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2023.
- 36 total births
- 2008–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jovial's 36 recorded births place it above 46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jovial's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jovial splits its recorded history at 2019: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jovial popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2023
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Jovial popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2021 (Jovial as boys' name)
Jovial by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jovial's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jovial births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Jovial's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jovial: Baby Name Since 2008 - 36 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jovial. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jovial 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 July 2026.