Javen
Javen was the 3156th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 903rd; the most babies were born in 2007 (199). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,677 places. More babies were named Javen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,156 boys, down 205 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007199 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,561babies recorded
Javen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 100 since 1992.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,156 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,951 | 40 |
| 2010 | #1,177 | 154 |
| 2000 | #1,146 | 121 |
| 1990 | #3,857 | 15 |
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How popular is Javen, counting every spelling?
Javen is a spelling of Javon, a name family that ranked #871 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,156 for Javen 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 Javen?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Javen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Javen 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Javen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Javen?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Javen are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 24. That makes Javen 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.
Javen by state
How common Javen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.5×). In 48 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 Javen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Javen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Javen
How popular is the name Javen?
Javen was the 3156th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 903rd; the most babies were born in 2007 (199). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,677 places. More babies were named Javen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Javen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Javen in the US.
Where is Javen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Javen was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.