Javed
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jah-VAYD
- Origin
- Persian
Javed is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “eternal”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Javed mean?
Persian: Persian javed, used in South Asia
“eternal”
Muhammad Iqbal's Persian poem Javid Nama (1932), 'The Book of Eternity', takes its title from the same word.
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Is Javed a girl's or a boy's name?
Javed is a boys' name.
How popular is Javed in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Javed in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Javed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Javed in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Javed in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Javed in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Javed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi, Avi, Aarav, Yuvraj, Pranav, Shivam, Viraj, Aj, Prithvi, Jaiveer, Krishiv, Jeevan
Names related to Javed
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Javed: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/javed, updated 20 October 2026.