Jovon
Jovon was the 5991st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1017th; the most babies were born in 1992 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,189 places. More babies were named Jovon in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,991 boys, down 1,779 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199288 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,016babies recorded
Jovon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 289 since 1960.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,991 | 15 |
| 2020 | #4,212 | 24 |
| 2010 | #2,661 | 46 |
| 2000 | #1,511 | 80 |
| 1990 | #1,279 | 75 |
| 1980 | #1,168 | 61 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jovon, counting every spelling?
Jovon is a spelling of Jovan, a name family that ranked #1,366 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,991 for Jovon 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 Jovon?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jovon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jovon 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jovon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jovon?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Jovon are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 19 and 39. That makes Jovon 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jovon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jovon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jovon
How popular is the name Jovon?
Jovon was the 5991st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1017th; the most babies were born in 1992 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,189 places. More babies were named Jovon in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jovon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jovon in the US.