Jahvon
Jahvon Quinerly is an American professional basketball player for the Shanghai Blackbird of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, Villanova Wildcats and Alabama Crimson Tide.
Meaning & Origin of Jahvon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jahvon Quinerly is an American professional basketball player for the Shanghai Blackbird of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, Villanova Wildcats and Alabama Crimson Tide.
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The Story of Jahvon
Jahvon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1985, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 34 Jahvons were born — ranking #3,022 that year. As of 2026, Jahvon ranks #7,725 for baby boys with 10 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 622 Jahvons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jahvon
Jahvon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 622 births in the dataset. Jahvon's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #3,022. Use the chart and map above to compare Jahvon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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