Is Jovan a boy or girl name?
Jovan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 94 boys were named Jovan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.8% of the 10,969 US babies named Jovan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,748
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jovan since 1966
- 10,969
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 329 babies
Boys and girls named Jovan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 831 | 260 | 23.8% |
| 1980s | 2,159 | 639 | 22.8% |
| 1990s | 2,452 | 169 | 6.4% |
| 2000s | 2,378 | 11 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 1,520 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 544 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 94 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 115 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 117 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 124 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 101 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 137 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 141 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 162 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 170 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 173 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 161 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 174 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 190 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 225 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 237 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 239 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 239 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 209 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 247 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 230 | #766 | 6 | #14,710 |
| 2002 | 222 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 270 | #671 | 5 | #16,534 |
| 2000 | 260 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 265 | #656 | 12 | #7,956 |
| 1998 | 270 | #648 | 7 | #11,695 |
| 1997 | 228 | #700 | 5 | #14,786 |
| 1996 | 192 | #768 | 8 | #9,983 |
| 1995 | 231 | #697 | 20 | #4,924 |
| 1994 | 228 | #691 | 12 | #7,315 |
| 1993 | 256 | #645 | 22 | #4,580 |
| 1992 | 257 | #643 | 24 | #4,298 |
| 1991 | 260 | #631 | 25 | #4,119 |
| 1990 | 265 | #622 | 34 | #3,250 |
| 1989 | 240 | #647 | 34 | #3,127 |
| 1988 | 230 | #623 | 33 | #3,061 |
| 1987 | 201 | #646 | 48 | #2,251 |
| 1986 | 227 | #590 | 58 | #1,921 |
| 1985 | 199 | #621 | 72 | #1,639 |
| 1984 | 192 | #616 | 69 | #1,607 |
| 1983 | 198 | #609 | 74 | #1,526 |
| 1982 | 228 | #568 | 86 | #1,423 |
| 1981 | 226 | #569 | 90 | #1,375 |
| 1980 | 218 | #581 | 75 | #1,559 |
| 1979 | 240 | #554 | 89 | #1,383 |
| 1978 | 188 | #609 | 63 | #1,677 |
| 1977 | 175 | #644 | 47 | #2,040 |
| 1976 | 128 | #737 | 34 | #2,406 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,199 | 19 | #3,558 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,404 | 8 | #6,497 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,786 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,350 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,164 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,668 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,715 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jovan reached #554 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #1,375 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jovan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.