Girl · #6,587 in 2026

Jovana

Jovana is a Serbian feminine name. People with the name include:Jovana Brakočević, Serbian volleyball player Jovana Crnogorac, Serbian cyclist Jovana Damnjanović, Serbian football player Jovana Jakšić, Serbian tennis player Jovana Janković, Serbian television presenter Jovana Jovović, Serbian handball player Jovana Karakašević, Serbian basketball player Jovana Kovačević, Serbian handball…

  • Serbian
  • Macedonian
Current Rank
#6,587
Peak Rank
#1,132 (2001)
Total Babies
2K
5-Yr Trend
-18%
1975
First Year
2026
Last Year
2001
Peak Year
#1132
Peak Rank
2K
Total Count
52
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Jovana

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Jovana is a Serbian feminine name. People with the name include:Jovana Brakočević, Serbian volleyball player Jovana Crnogorac, Serbian cyclist Jovana Damnjanović, Serbian football player Jovana Jakšić, Serbian tennis player Jovana Janković, Serbian television presenter Jovana Jovović, Serbian handball player Jovana Karakašević, Serbian basketball player Jovana Kovačević, Serbian handball…

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Serbian
  • Macedonian

The Story of Jovana

The earliest SSA record of Jovana as a baby girl name dates back to 1975, when 8 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 185 newborns named Jovana — #1,132 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Jovana on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jovana ranks #6,587 for baby girls with 17 births, falling sharply (-18%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Jovana

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jovana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Jovana

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jovana

What does the name Jovana mean?
Jovana is a Serbian feminine name. People with the name include:Jovana Brakočević, Serbian volleyball player Jovana Crnogorac, Serbian cyclist Jovana Damnjanović, Serbian football player Jovana Jakšić, Serbian tennis player Jovana Janković, Serbian television presenter Jovana Jovović, Serbian handball player Jovana Karakašević, Serbian basketball player Jovana Kovačević, Serbian handball…
What is the origin of the name Jovana?
Jovana has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Serbian, Macedonian.
How popular is Jovana in 2026?
In 2026, Jovana ranks #6,587 among girls' names in the U.S., with 17 babies given the name that year.
When was Jovana most popular?
Jovana reached its peak popularity in 2001, ranking #1,132 that year with 185 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Jovana most popular?
Jovana has historically been most popular in Arizona, Colorado, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Jovana.
Is Jovana a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Jovana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Jovana?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jovana include Hessie, Eura, Jerline. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Jovana?
Common variants and related forms of Jovana include Jovanka, Jovka, Vana. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Jovana

Jovana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jovana's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #1,132. Use the chart and map above to compare Jovana'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.