How Many People Are Named Javan Garcia?

There are approximately 13 people named Javan Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Javan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

13

1 in 26,365,718 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Javan: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Javan. The peak year was 2004 with 142 births. The average person named Javan today is 29 years old.

Male
Female
0 28 57 85 114 142 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Javan

In the 2020 Census, the first name Javan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (42.41%). The next largest recorded groups were White (33.54%) and Hispanic (13.73%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Javan in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Javan rose or fell over time.

White
33.54%
Black
42.41%
Hispanic
13.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2.05%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.76%
Two or More Races
7.51%

Ancestry of the Garcia Surname

The surname Garcia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Garcia in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
5.70%
Black
0.55%
Hispanic
91.20%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.64%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.49%
Two or More Races
0.43%

How we calculated this

The first name "Javan" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Garcia" appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Javan are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 13 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Javan Garcia: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Javan Garcia?

We estimate approximately 13 people named Javan Garcia are alive in the United States today. The first name Javan is shared by 3,397 Americans, and the surname Garcia is shared by 1,318,173.

How rare is the name Javan Garcia?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. The first name Javan is rare and the surname Garcia is very common.

Is Javan a male or female name?

Javan is predominantly male, with 98.8% of bearers being male and 1.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 2004 and the average bearer today is 29 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Javan?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Javan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (42.41%). The next largest recorded groups were White (33.54%) and Hispanic (13.73%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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