Javon
Javon was the 1198th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 357th with 742 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 345 places. More babies were named Javon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,198 boys, down 78 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 169boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001742 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,406babies recorded
Javon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 760 since 1961.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,198 | 169 |
| 2020 | #1,120 | 176 |
| 2010 | #573 | 445 |
| 2000 | #371 | 705 |
| 1990 | #535 | 343 |
| 1980 | #889 | 102 |
| 1970 | #3,386 | 9 |
| 1960 | #4,309 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Javon, counting every spelling?
Javon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #871 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,198 for Javon 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 Javon?
169 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Javon (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Javon 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 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Javon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Javon?
About 17,200 people born in the US named Javon are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 17 and 31. That makes Javon 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.
Javon by state
How common Javon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.6×), Kentucky (2.3×), Michigan (2.2×), Georgia (2.1×), Ohio (2.0×). In 32 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 Javon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Javon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Javon
How popular is the name Javon?
Javon was the 1198th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 357th with 742 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 345 places. More babies were named Javon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Javon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Javon in the US.
Where is Javon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Javon was most common in Louisiana (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Michigan.