US rank #11114 Girls' name Peak 1930 3,284 births

Jovita — #11114 US girls' name

3,284 babies named Jovita in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#11114
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Jovita was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

62 babies were named Jovita in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovita

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,284 babies named Jovita between 1903 and 2024, spanning 122 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jovita currently holds the #11114 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 442 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Jovita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,183 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jovita in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovita 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 3,284 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.

Jovita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,284

Since 1903

122 years of records

Peak year

1930

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#11,114

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1903

Recorded for 122 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jovita popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1903

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1930)
62
Annual births at peak — across 122 years of records
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Jovita popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1941 (Jovita as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1941 5

Jovita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
442 births that decade — 13% of Jovita's all-time total
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Jovita by state

Where Jovita concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Jovita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,183 36.0%
#2 California
609 18.5%
#3 Illinois
10 0.3%
#4 Tennessee
8 0.2%
#5 Arizona
5 0.2%
#6 Georgia
5 0.2%
Texas share of Jovita's total US births 36.0%
Even split

1,183 of 3,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovita?
3,284 babies have been named Jovita since 1903. It currently ranks #11114 among girls. The peak year was 1930 with 62 births.
When was Jovita most popular?
Jovita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 442 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Jovita most popular?
The top states for the name Jovita are Texas (1,183 births), California (609 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Jovita been used?
Jovita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 122 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jovita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jovie, Jovanna, Jovana, Jovi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1903–2024 (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.