Javan
Javan was the 3988th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1116th with 142 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,484 places. More babies were named Javan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,988 boys, up 344 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004142 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,636babies recorded
Javan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 43 since 1968.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,988 | 27 |
| 2020 | #4,332 | 23 |
| 2010 | #1,946 | 72 |
| 2000 | #1,346 | 95 |
| 1990 | #1,713 | 47 |
| 1980 | #1,711 | 34 |
| 1970 | #2,560 | 14 |
| 1960 | #3,839 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,493 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,622 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Javan, counting every spelling?
Javan is a spelling of Javon, a name family that ranked #871 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,988 for Javan on its own. Together these spellings went to 263 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javon | 169 | #1,198 | 879 |
| Javen | 38 | #3,156 | 216 |
| Javin | 29 | #3,802 | 142 |
| Javan | 27 | #3,988 | 139 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Javan?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Javan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Javan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Javan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Javan?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Javan are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Javan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Javan by state
How common Javan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Javan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Javan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Javan
How popular is the name Javan?
Javan was the 3988th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1116th with 142 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,484 places. More babies were named Javan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Javan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Javan in the US.
Where is Javan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Javan was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).