How Many People Are Named Jovana?
An estimated 1,981 people in the United States have the first name Jovana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Jovana peaked in popularity in 2001 with 185 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jovana 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 Jovana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,981
About 1 in 173,021 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2001
185 births
Total Registered
2,040
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jovana
Jovana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,040 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jovana as a female name
Ranked #6,249 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (185 births)
Jovana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jovana span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 720 babies were registered. Jovana has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jovana by Decade
How has Jovana 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.
Jovana by State
Birth registrations for Jovana span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in North Carolina, Michigan, Colorado. On average, about 105 Jovanas were registered per state.
Jovana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jovana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jovana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jovana?
We estimate approximately 1,981 people named Jovana 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 173,021 Americans share this first name.
Is Jovana a common name?
Jovana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,040 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jovana most popular?
Jovana reached peak popularity in 2001, when 185 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jovana is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jovana a female name?
Jovana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jovana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jovana Smith, Jovana Johnson, Jovana 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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