Is Jovon a boy or girl name?

Jovon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,016 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.6% were girls and 90.4% were boys.

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Jovon

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Jovon was most popular in 1981, when 109 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,983 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,016 people named Jovon.

Jovon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jovon’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jovon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jovon is mostly a boy’s name — 9.6% of the 3,016 Americans given it were girls and 90.4% 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 Jovon

Where Jovon 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