Javon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- juh-VAHN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,196 for boys
Javon is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,196th for boys in the US (169 babies).
Where does Javon come from?
Modern: modern American name, perhaps from the biblical Javan
More on Wiktionary.
Is Javon a girl's or a boy's name?
Javon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 169 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Javon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Javon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Javon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Javon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,196th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 169 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 169 boys in the US were named Javon, making it the 1,196th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,119th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 742 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the boys named Javon in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2017, 2% of the babies named Javon in the US were girls.
Javon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 169 | #1,196 |
| 2024 | 169 | #1,204 |
| 2023 | 185 | #1,137 |
| 2022 | 174 | #1,171 |
| 2021 | 182 | #1,119 |
| 2020 | 176 | #1,119 |
| 2019 | 170 | #1,144 |
| 2018 | 195 | #1,040 |
| 2017 | 214 | #968 |
| 2016 | 220 | #946 |
| 2015 | 263 | #853 |
| 2014 | 301 | #775 |
| 2013 | 309 | #747 |
| 2012 | 320 | #727 |
| 2011 | 412 | #600 |
| 2010 | 445 | #571 |
| 2009 | 555 | #490 |
| 2008 | 629 | #445 |
| 2007 | 715 | #407 |
| 2006 | 714 | #410 |
| 2005 | 703 | #403 |
| 2004 | 647 | #403 |
| 2003 | 562 | #447 |
| 2002 | 627 | #402 |
| 2001 | 742 | #357 |
| 2000 | 705 | #371 |
| 1999 | 571 | #412 |
| 1998 | 552 | #419 |
| 1997 | 592 | #396 |
| 1996 | 542 | #418 |
| 1995 | 544 | #417 |
| 1994 | 500 | #450 |
| 1993 | 497 | #442 |
| 1992 | 407 | #497 |
| 1991 | 416 | #484 |
| 1990 | 343 | #534 |
| 1989 | 280 | #582 |
| 1988 | 224 | #637 |
| 1987 | 190 | #661 |
| 1986 | 177 | #676 |
| 1985 | 153 | #715 |
| 1984 | 117 | #808 |
| 1983 | 130 | #758 |
| 1982 | 117 | #819 |
| 1981 | 104 | #870 |
| 1980 | 102 | #889 |
| 1979 | 93 | #906 |
| 1978 | 104 | #841 |
| 1977 | 108 | #819 |
| 1976 | 81 | #929 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,191 |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,335 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,861 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
Names like Javon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jason, Dylan, Jayden, Ethan, Aaron, Ryan, Nathan, Jordan, Jaxon, Cameron, Joshua, Mason
Names related to Javon
Jevon, Jovani, Javan, Jayvon, Javen, Jahvon, Javion, Jayvion, Javian, Jovany, Jayveon
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Javon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/javon, updated 20 October 2026.