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Jovan

/ˈdʒoʊvən/ · 90% boys · 93 born in 2025

Jovan has been given to about 11,063 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒoʊvən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,323
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jovan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 329
  • Born in 202593
  • All time11,063
  • England & Wales, 2025#790 · 42

How popular is Jovan?

Its best year was 1979, when 329 babies were given the name, ranking 554th. The typical living American called Jovan is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Jovan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Johan0.85
  2. Jordan0.75
  3. Jovany0.78
  4. Johann0.76
  5. Jovanny0.75
  6. Logan0.70
  7. Jovani0.72
  8. Nolan0.70

Middle names for Jovan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jovan Lee0.77
  2. Jovan Bryce0.76
  3. Jovan Ross0.76
  4. Jovan Quinn0.76
  5. Jovan Finn0.76
  6. Jovan Pierce0.76

Sibling names for Jovan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.94
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.93
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.93
  4. Kareembrother · 0.93
  5. Elishaeither · 0.92
  6. Fallonsister · 0.91

Where Jovan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jovan Anderson0.74
  2. Jovan White0.72
  3. Jovan Reyes0.72
  4. Jovan Moore0.72
  5. Jovan Lee0.72
  6. Jovan Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jovan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jovan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.