How Many People Are Named Javan?
An estimated 3,397 people in the United States have the first name Javan. It is predominantly male (98.8%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Javan peaked in popularity in 2004 with 142 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Javan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Javan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,397
About 1 in 100,899 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.8% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2004
142 births
Total Registered
3,607
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Javan
Javan is predominantly male (98.8%), though 43 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Javan as a male name
Ranked #4,235 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (142 births)
Javan as a female name
Ranked #13,906 in 2000
6 female births in 2000
Peak: 1998 (8 births)
Javan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Javan span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,100 babies were registered. Javan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Javan by Decade
How has Javan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Javan by State
Birth registrations for Javan span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, New Jersey. On average, about 54 Javans were registered per state.
Javan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Javan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Javan
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Javan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Javan?
We estimate approximately 3,397 people named Javan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 100,899 Americans share this first name.
Is Javan a common name?
Javan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,607 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Javan most popular?
Javan reached peak popularity in 2004, when 142 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Javan is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Javan a male name?
Javan is predominantly male. 98.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Javan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Javan Smith, Javan Johnson, Javan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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