Jovon
Jovon is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Jovon Johnson, Canadian football player Jovon Toppin, Trinidadian sprinter
Meaning & Origin of Jovon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jovon is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Jovon Johnson, Canadian football player Jovon Toppin, Trinidadian sprinter
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The Story of Jovon
As a girl name
Jovon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1960, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 29 Jovons were born — ranking #2,986 that year. As of 2026, Jovon ranks #14,411 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 289 Jovons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jovon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 88 Jovons were born — ranking #1,187 that year. As of 2026, Jovon ranks #6,869 for boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 3K Jovons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jovon
Jovon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jovon's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,014. Use the chart and map above to compare Jovon'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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