Recorded 1980–2023 Boys' name Peak 1997 157 births

Jowan — boys' name

157 babies named Jowan in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s742000s322010s112020s13
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Jowan was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

14 babies were named Jowan in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jowan

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Jowan between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jowan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jowan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jowan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jowan 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 157 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.

Jowan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

157

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1997

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jowan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
14
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
46810121416 20232011200419991996199319821980 10

Jowan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
74 births that decade — 47% of Jowan's all-time total
1980s271990s742000s322010s112020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jowan?
157 babies have been named Jowan since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 14 births.
When was Jowan most popular?
Jowan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Jowan been used?
Jowan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jowan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jowell, Jowel, Jowen. 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, 1980–2023 (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.