Recorded 1972–1997 Unisex name Peak 1979 177 births

Jovonne — unisex name

177 babies named Jovonne in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s511980s821990s44
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jovonne was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jovonne in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovonne

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Jovonne between 1972 and 1997, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jovonne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Jovonne is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovonne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jovonne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovonne 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 177 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.

Jovonne at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

177

Since 1972

26 years of records

Peak year

1979

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1972

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1997

Jovonne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1972

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1979)
16
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 19971993199019861983198019771972 6

Jovonne popularity over time — boys

28 total births recorded since 1979 (Jovonne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
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Jovonne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
82 births that decade — 46% of Jovonne's all-time total
1970s511980s821990s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovonne?
177 babies have been named Jovonne since 1972. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1979 with 16 births.
When was Jovonne most popular?
Jovonne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Is Jovonne a unisex name?
Yes, Jovonne is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 177 births, and as a boy's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Jovonne been used?
Jovonne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 26 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Jovonne?
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, 1972–1997 (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.