# Javonte (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/javonte/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒəˈvɑːn.teɪ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,958 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,919 / 39 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 7, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

African-American coinage from the second half of the 20th century. Compare Javon, Javion.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6 | 11,398 |
| 1992 | 12 | 7,219 |
| 1993 | 5 | 14,406 |
| 1994 | 6 | 12,429 |
| 1997 | 5 | 14,698 |
| 1999 | 5 | 15,406 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 77 | 1,840 |
| 2012 | 71 | 1,996 |
| 2013 | 76 | 1,872 |
| 2014 | 48 | 2,559 |
| 2015 | 46 | 2,662 |
| 2016 | 49 | 2,570 |
| 2017 | 43 | 2,817 |
| 2018 | 45 | 2,725 |
| 2019 | 39 | 3,074 |
| 2020 | 56 | 2,379 |
| 2021 | 50 | 2,604 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2,478 |
| 2023 | 47 | 2,750 |
| 2024 | 47 | 2,767 |
| 2025 | 36 | 3,272 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 3,589 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |

## People named Javonte

- Javonte Green, American basketball player (born 1993)
- Javonte Smart, American basketball player (born 1999)
- Javonte Williams, American football running back
- Stephon Castle, American basketball player (born 2004)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.