Is Jovon a boy or girl name?
Jovon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Jovon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.6% of the 3,001 US babies named Jovon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,008
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jovon since 1960
- 3,001
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 109 babies
Boys and girls named Jovon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1970s | 230 | 71 | 23.6% |
| 1980s | 652 | 169 | 20.6% |
| 1990s | 736 | 34 | 4.4% |
| 2000s | 634 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 363 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #7,008 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,801 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,530 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,435 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,211 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,549 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,834 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,281 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,330 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,801 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,417 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,921 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,661 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,171 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 69 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 46 | #2,331 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 80 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 64 | #1,665 | 5 | #15,510 |
| 1998 | 70 | #1,541 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 68 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 80 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,272 | 5 | #14,480 |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,190 | 10 | #8,360 |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,286 | 6 | #12,176 |
| 1990 | 75 | #1,279 | 8 | #9,649 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,237 | 12 | #6,725 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,254 | 12 | #6,446 |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,181 | 17 | #4,756 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,107 | 8 | #8,051 |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,271 | 9 | #7,218 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,207 | 22 | #3,655 |
| 1983 | 48 | #1,354 | 15 | #4,769 |
| 1982 | 66 | #1,128 | 23 | #3,578 |
| 1981 | 80 | #1,017 | 29 | #3,021 |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,168 | 22 | #3,659 |
| 1979 | 55 | #1,248 | 19 | #3,960 |
| 1978 | 54 | #1,218 | 9 | #6,614 |
| 1977 | 43 | #1,398 | 19 | #3,813 |
| 1976 | 43 | #1,365 | 13 | #4,735 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,586 | 5 | #9,676 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,791 | 6 | #7,828 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,351 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,015 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,299 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jovon reached #1,017 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #3,021 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jovon
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.