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…
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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The Story of Jovana
Jovana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 185 Jovanas were born — ranking #1,132 that year. As of 2026, Jovana ranks #6,587 for baby girls with 17 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 2K Jovanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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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 .
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