Girls' name · since 1977

Jovonda

58 babies named Jovonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

58
total births
1977–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade

Jovonda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 58 have been recorded since 1977.

Social Security Administration records show Jovonda recorded 58 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1991.

  • 58 total births
  • 1977–1991 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 67% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jovonda's 58 recorded births place it above 54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jovonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jovonda's full recorded timeline at 1982, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jovonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1985)
11
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4681012 197719781980198119821985198619881991 5

Jovonda by decade

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

1980s was Jovonda's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Jovonda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 39 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovonda?
Jovonda has been given to 58 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 11 babies were born in 1985, its single highest year.
When was Jovonda most popular?
Jovonda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Jovonda been used?
The SSA has tracked Jovonda since 1977 -- 15 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Jovonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jovie, Jovita, Jovanna, Jovi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jovonda's data

  • Jovonda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1977–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jovonda: Baby Name Since 1977 - 58 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jovonda. 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 Jovonda 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.