Jovan
Jovan was the 1746th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 554th; the most babies were born in 1998 (270). Over the last ten years it has moved down 589 places. More babies were named Jovan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,746 boys, down 342 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 93boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998270 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,063babies recorded
Jovan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,079 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,746 | 93 |
| 2020 | #1,404 | 124 |
| 2010 | #1,022 | 190 |
| 2000 | #683 | 260 |
| 1990 | #622 | 265 |
| 1980 | #581 | 218 |
| 1970 | #3,668 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jovan, counting every spelling?
Jovan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,366 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,746 for Jovan on its own. Together these spellings went to 124 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jovan | 93 | #1,746 | 514 |
| Jovon | 15 | #5,991 | 88 |
| Jovin | 11 | #7,403 | 48 |
| Joven | 5 | #12,907 | 39 |
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 Jovan?
93 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jovan (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jovan 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 90 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jovan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jovan?
About 9,600 people born in the US named Jovan are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 18 and 38. That makes Jovan 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.
Jovan by state
How common Jovan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.7×), Arizona (2.6×), Illinois (1.9×). In 40 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 Jovan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jovan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jovan
How popular is the name Jovan?
Jovan was the 1746th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 554th; the most babies were born in 1998 (270). Over the last ten years it has moved down 589 places. More babies were named Jovan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jovan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jovan in the US.
Where is Jovan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jovan was most common in Massachusetts (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and Illinois.