NameTides

Jovan

Jovan was the #1,743 boys' name in the US in 2025 (93 babies), and #782 in England & Wales and #859 in Canada.

Jovan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Jovan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Jovan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,743 (93)#782 (42)—#859 (30)
2024#1,735 (95)#576 (66)—#767 (34)
2023#1,744 (94)#710 (48)—#854 (28)
2022#1,551 (115)#524 (75)—#727 (35)
2021#1,514 (117)#446 (93)—#635 (43)
2020#1,398 (124)#611 (58)—#906 (26)
2019#1,523 (111)#616 (59)—#862 (27)
2018#1,617 (101)#665 (52)—#885 (26)
2017#1,314 (137)#621 (58)—#845 (28)
2016#1,288 (141)#631 (56)—#793 (31)
2015#1,157 (162)#702 (47)—#978 (22)
2014#1,128 (170)#632 (54)—#806 (29)
2013#1,080 (173)#751 (43)#590 (4)#619 (42)
2012#1,135 (161)#821 (38)—#627 (39)
2011#1,073 (174)#852 (34)—#744 (31)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1998 at #648.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1966.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Jovan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jovan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #905MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,415TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Jovan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#63618

Jovan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JovanCanadaBoys#85930
JovanEngland & WalesBoys#78242
JovanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JovanScotlandBoys—too few
JovanUSGirls—too few
JovanUSBoys#1,74393