How Many People Are Named Jovita?
An estimated 1,869 people in the United States have the first name Jovita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Jovita peaked in popularity in 1930 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jovita 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 Jovita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,869
About 1 in 183,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1930
62 births
Total Registered
3,289
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jovita
Jovita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,289 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Jovita as a male name
Ranked #3,771 in 1941
5 male births in 1941
Peak: 1941 (5 births)
Jovita as a female name
Ranked #11,548 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (62 births)
Jovita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jovita span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 442 babies were registered. Jovita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jovita by Decade
How has Jovita 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.
Jovita by State
Birth registrations for Jovita span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Georgia, Arizona, Tennessee. On average, about 303 Jovitas were registered per state.
Jovita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jovita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jovita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jovita?
We estimate approximately 1,869 people named Jovita 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 183,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Jovita a common name?
Jovita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,289 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jovita most popular?
Jovita reached peak popularity in 1930, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jovita is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jovita a female name?
Jovita is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jovita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jovita Smith, Jovita Johnson, Jovita 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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