Boy or Girl

Is Jovana a boy or girl name?

Jovana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 0 boys were named Jovana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,040 US babies named Jovana were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#6,249
Babies named Jovana since 1975
2,040
Most popular year
2001
185 babies
Babies named Jovana each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jovana from 1975 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Jovana, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s094100%
1980s0287100%
1990s0588100%
2000s0720100%
2010s0258100%
2020s093100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–19#6,249
20230–13#8,242
20220–23#5,540
20210–16#7,091
20200–22#5,555
20190–28#4,828
20180–22#5,685
20170–21#5,932
20160–17#7,051
20150–20#6,338
20140–21#6,094
20130–17#7,198
20120–31#4,655
20110–33#4,408
20100–48#3,379
20090–44#3,645
20080–44#3,673
20070–45#3,626
20060–53#3,151
20050–64#2,653
20040–72#2,378
20030–78#2,214
20020–76#2,188
20010–185#1,133
20000–59#2,552
19990–39#3,275
19980–62#2,294
19970–44#2,793
19960–41#2,924
19950–55#2,380
19940–58#2,278
19930–112#1,440
19920–65#2,090
19910–53#2,400
19900–59#2,186
19890–31#3,353
19880–22#4,080
19870–30#3,131
19860–26#3,399
19850–20#4,043
19840–27#3,180
19830–34#2,615
19820–24#3,463
19810–32#2,810
19800–41#2,366
19790–26#3,191
19780–26#3,041
19770–17#4,127
19760–17#3,865
19750–8#6,767

Highest rank

Jovana has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,133 in 2001. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Jovana

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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.