Javon
Javon is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Javon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Javon is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Javon
Javon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1960, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 742 births, good for #357 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Javons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,199 among baby boy names with 171 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 18K Javons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Javon
Javon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Javon's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #357. Use the chart and map above to compare Javon'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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