How Many People Are Named Javon Smith?

There are approximately 142 people named Javon Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,413,763 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Javon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. 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

142

1 in 2,413,763 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

Javon: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Javon. The peak year was 2001 with 755 births. The average person named Javon today is 25 years old.

Male
Female
0 151 302 453 604 755 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Javon

In the 2020 Census, the first name Javon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (78.66%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (10.12%) and Hispanic (6.07%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Javon 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 Javon rose or fell over time.

White
4.14%
Black
78.66%
Hispanic
6.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.50%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.51%
Two or More Races
10.12%

Ancestry of the Smith Surname

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

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Smith 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
67.99%
Black
22.62%
Hispanic
3.50%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.68%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.83%
Two or More Races
4.37%

How we calculated this

The first name "Javon" 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 "Smith" appears at a rate of 792.79 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 Javon are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 142 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Javon Smith: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Javon Smith?

We estimate approximately 142 people named Javon Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Javon is shared by 17,853 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.

How rare is the name Javon Smith?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,413,763 Americans. The first name Javon is uncommon and the surname Smith is very common.

Is Javon a male or female name?

Javon is predominantly male, with 95.8% of bearers being male and 4.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 2001 and the average bearer today is 25 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Javon?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Javon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (78.66%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (10.12%) and Hispanic (6.07%). 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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