Javan Boy
How popular is Javan?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Javan in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
Javan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▲ 249 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,485 in 2015, #4,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (142 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,113 in 2004 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Javan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Javon family of names ranked #636 for boys in 2025 (#593 the year before), with 411 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Javon | 169 | 41% |
| Jayven | 43 | 10% |
| Jayvon | 63 | 15% |
| Javen | 38 | 9% |
| Javan | 27 | 7% |
| Javin | 29 | 7% |
| Jayvin | 17 | 4% |
| Jaiven | 9 | 2% |
| Jaivon | 5 | 1% |
| Jayvyn | 6 | 1% |
| Jahvon | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Javan is most popular
Babies named Javan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Javan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | #3,544 |
| 1920s | 41 | #3,450 |
| 1930s | 41 | #2,327 |
| 1940s | 32 | #2,731 |
| 1950s | 58 | #2,817 |
| 1960s | 90 | #2,138 |
| 1970s | 298 | #1,352 |
| 1980s | 457 | #1,309 |
| 1990s | 754 | #1,243 |
| 2000s | 1,094 | #1,113 |
| 2010s | 549 | #1,611 |
| 2020s | 162 | #3,564 |
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Questions
- Is Javan a boy or girl name?
- Javan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Javan were boys.
- How popular is the name Javan?
- 27 baby boys were named Javan in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
- When was Javan most popular?
- Javan peaked in 2004, when 142 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,113 in 2004.
- How many people are named Javan?
- 3,636 babies have been named Javan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,403 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Javan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Javan was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.