Javion
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 Javion
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 Javion
Javion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 448 Javions were born — ranking #575 that year. As of 2026, Javion ranks #1,480 for baby boys with 122 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 7K Javions 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 Javion
Javion is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Javion's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #575. Use the chart and map above to compare Javion'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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