Is Javan a boy or girl name?

Javan is a boy’s name. Of the 3,636 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.

Javan

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Javan was most popular in 2004, when 142 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,536 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,636 people named Javan.

Javan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Javan’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Javan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Javan is a boy’s name — 1.2% of the 3,636 Americans given it were girls and 98.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Javan

Where Javan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org