Recorded 1992–2011 Boys' name Peak 1995 79 births

Jovonta — boys' name

79 babies named Jovonta in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s692000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Jovonta was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

14 babies were named Jovonta in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovonta

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Jovonta between 1992 and 2011, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jovonta currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovonta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jovonta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovonta 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 79 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.

Jovonta at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

79

Since 1992

20 years of records

Peak year

1995

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1992

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2011

Jovonta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1992

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1995)
14
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
46810121416 201120031998199719961995199419931992 13

Jovonta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
69 births that decade — 87% of Jovonta's all-time total
1990s692000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovonta?
79 babies have been named Jovonta since 1992. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1995 with 14 births.
When was Jovonta most popular?
Jovonta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Jovonta been used?
Jovonta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 20 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Jovonta?
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.

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, 1992–2011 (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.