Masculine dossier · first seen 1966

Jovan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jovan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

270

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1966Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

65.2%

2024

All-time

9,890

Jovan has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 270 boys were named Jovan.

In 2024, only 94 boys were given the name.

Down 65.2% from its peak.

All told, about 9,890 Americans have been named Jovan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1966.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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