Unisex name · since 1972
Jovon
2,727 babies named Jovon in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,704 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,950 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,727
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jovon currently ranks #5950 among unisex names in America, with 2,727 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Jovon recorded 2,727 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #5950 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #2,704 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,950 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,727 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovon ranks #2,704 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,950 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,727 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,704 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,950 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,727
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jovon's 2,727 recorded births place it above 94.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jovon compares
2,727 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jovon's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jovon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,727 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jovon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jovon's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 88, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jovon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jovon popularity over time - girls
289 total births recorded since 1960 (Jovon as girls' name)
Jovon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (736 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Jovon's strongest decade.
736 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jovon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 230
1970s
230 births
- 1980s
1980s
652 births
- 1990s
1990s
736 births
- 2000s
2000s
634 births
- 2010s
2010s
363 births
- 2020s 112
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 736 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jovon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jovon's total volume
Jovon by state
Where Jovon concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 234 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 221 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 160 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 112 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 112 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 84 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 38 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 38 | 1.4% |
234 of 2,727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Jovon appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jovon's data
- Jovon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (736 total births); usage has since declined to 112 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jovons (234 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jovon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jovon 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 August 2026.