Unisex name · since 1982

Jovonn

Jovonn has 22 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,231 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade

Jovonn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1982.

Jovonn has 22 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2003.

  • #28,231 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1982
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovonn ranks #28,231 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.

#28,231 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1982
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jovonn's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Jovonn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jovonn's full recorded timeline at 2000, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jovonn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2003

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1982199320002003 6

Jovonn popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1977 (Jovonn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1977 5

Jovonn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).

2000s was Jovonn's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Jovonn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovonn? ▼
Jovonn has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,231 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2003. 6 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Jovonn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovonn ranks #28,231 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jovonn most popular? ▼
Jovonn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Jovonn a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Jovonn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 22 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Jovonn been used? ▼
Records for Jovonn go back to 1982, giving 22 years of history through 2003.
What names are similar to Jovonn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jovan, Jovani, Jovanni, Jovanny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Jovonn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1982–2003 (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 Jovonn 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.