Jovon — #6913 US boys' name
2,712 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.
More common than 51% of names given to boys today.
27% of everyone ever named Jovon was born in this single decade.
88 babies were named Jovon in 1992 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jovon
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,712 babies named Jovon between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jovon currently holds the #6913 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 88 babies received it in a single year. Jovon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 289 additional births since 1960.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 736 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jovon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 234 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jovon in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jovon 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 2,712 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.
Jovon at a glance
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Jovon popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972
- Peak year (1992)
- 88
- Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
Currently ranks #6913 among boys.
2,712 total births across 53 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 88 births in a single year.
Jovon popularity over time — girls
289 total births recorded since 1960 (Jovon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jovon accounts for 10% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jovon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 736 births that decade — 27% of Jovon's all-time total
Jovon decade highlights
- Peak decade 736 births
- Runner-up 652 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Jovon's strongest decade
736 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 27% of all-time use.
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 2,712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 8.1% of nationwide
- New York 5.9% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jovon appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1972–2024 (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.