boys' name ★ peaked 2001

Javon

Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #1,198 Trend → Stable

African-American coinage from the second half of the 20th century.

Rank 2025
#1,198
among boys · ↑6 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
169
named Javon
How common
1 in 10,107
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2001
755 babies
All-time total
18,406
#887 all-time among boys
First recorded
1960
in Social Security records

Javon popularity over time

18,406 babies have been named Javon since 1960, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 15 32 47 5 – #2,358
1970s 119 553 672 67 +1330% #821
1980s 321 1,594 1,915 192 +185% #584
1990s 203 4,964 5,167 517 +170% #396
2000s 86 6,599 6,685 669 +29% #357
2010s 16 2,849 2,865 287 -57% #573
2020s (to 2025) – 1,055 1,055 176 -39% #1,120

Where Javon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 169 0.10 outside top 500
2027 168 0.10 outside top 500
2028 168 0.10 outside top 500
2029 168 0.10 outside top 500
2030 167 0.10 outside top 500

Where Javon is most popular

Boys named Javon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.102 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Kentucky, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Javon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 27 0.264 +159%
Kentucky 23 0.229 +125%
Michigan 45 0.220 +116%
Georgia 53 0.209 +106%
Ohio 55 0.208 +104%
Pennsylvania 50 0.188 +85%
South Carolina 19 0.184 +81%
Florida 74 0.156 +54%
Indiana 23 0.143 +41%
North Carolina 36 0.141 +39%
Missouri 18 0.130 +28%
Alabama 12 0.110 +8%
Texas 93 0.106 ≈ national
Tennessee 18 0.100 ≈ national
Illinois 25 0.098 ≈ national
Virginia 18 0.095 -7%
New York 31 0.072 -30%
New Jersey 11 0.055 -46%
California 22 0.024 -76%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Javon

Javon is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,198 in 2025 with 169 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1960, 18,406 American babies have been named Javon. Its peak came in 2001, when 755 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Javon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Javon?

The median living Javon is about 23 years old; half are between 17 and 31. An estimated 18 thousand people named Javon are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Javon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 169 #1,198
2024 – – 169 #1,204
2023 – – 185 #1,137
2022 – – 174 #1,173
2021 – – 182 #1,120
2020 – – 176 #1,120
2019 – – 170 #1,145
2018 – – 195 #1,042
2017 5 #16,956 214 #969
2016 – – 220 #949
2015 – – 263 #853
2014 – – 301 #775
2013 – – 309 #747
2012 – – 320 #727
2011 5 #17,943 412 #600
2010 6 #15,808 445 #573
2009 – – 555 #490
2008 6 #16,267 629 #446
2007 9 #12,057 715 #407
2006 6 #15,961 714 #410
2005 7 #13,609 703 #403
2004 7 #13,343 647 #403
2003 11 #9,321 562 #447
2002 10 #9,811 627 #402
2001 13 #7,931 742 #357
2000 17 #6,316 705 #371
1995 17 #5,533 544 #417
1990 20 #4,760 343 #535
1985 33 #2,821 153 #717
1980 36 #2,624 102 #889
1975 10 #5,699 50 #1,198
1970 – – 9 #3,386
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 5 #4,309
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Javon

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Javon Francis Javon Francis Jamaican sprinter (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Javon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Javon?

The median living Javon is about 23 years old. Half of all living Javons are between 17 and 31 years old.

How many people named Javon are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Javon are alive in the United States, based on 18,406 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Javon mean?

African-American coinage from the second half of the 20th century.

How popular is the name Javon in 2025?

Javon ranked #1,198 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 169 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Javon?

18,406 babies have been named Javon in the United States since 1960, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Javon most popular?

Javon peaked in 2001, when 755 newborns received the name.

Is Javon a boy or girl name?

Javon is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Javon rising or falling?

Javon is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Javon become more popular?

Javon looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 167 boys named Javon in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Javon?

Well-known people named Javon include Javon Francis (athlete).

Names like Javon

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