Recorded 1956–2008 Girls' name Peak 1990 422 births

Jovonna — girls' name

422 babies named Jovonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s211960s121970s741980s1321990s1302000s53
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jovonna was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jovonna in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Jovonna between 1956 and 2008, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jovonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovonna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jovonna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jovonna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovonna 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 422 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.

Jovonna at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

422

Since 1956

53 years of records

Peak year

1990

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1956

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jovonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1956

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1990)
23
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0510152025 200820011996199119861981197619651956 9

Jovonna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
132 births that decade — 31% of Jovonna's all-time total
1950s211960s121970s741980s1321990s1302000s53

Jovonna by state

Where Jovonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jovonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.6%
California share of Jovonna's total US births 2.6%

11 of 422 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovonna?
422 babies have been named Jovonna since 1956. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1990 with 23 births.
When was Jovonna most popular?
Jovonna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jovonna most popular?
The top states for the name Jovonna are California (11 births).
How long has the name Jovonna been used?
Jovonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 53 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jovonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jovie, Jovita, Jovanna, Jovana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1956–2008 (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.