Javan
Javan was the fourth son of Noah's son Japheth according to the "Generations of Noah" in the Hebrew Bible. Josephus states the traditional belief that this individual was the ancestor of the Greeks.
Meaning & Origin of Javan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Javan was the fourth son of Noah's son Japheth according to the "Generations of Noah" in the Hebrew Bible. Josephus states the traditional belief that this individual was the ancestor of the Greeks.
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The Story of Javan
Javan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 142 Javans were born — ranking #1,114 that year. As of 2026, Javan ranks #3,937 for baby boys with 28 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 4K Javans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Javan
Javan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Javan's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #1,114. Use the chart and map above to compare Javan'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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