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The first name Jovon

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Jovon at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 15 boys born in the United States were named Jovon, the 5,991st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1992, when 88 were.

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GirlsBoys
3,016
babies named Jovon since 1880
#5,991
rank in 2025
1992
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Jovon

2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Megan Thee Stallion
    American rapper, singer and songwriter, born 1995
  • Clay Tucker
    American basketball player (born 1980)

Questions

Is Jovon a boy's or a girl's name?
Both. Of the 3,016 US babies named Jovon since 1880, 10% were girls and 90% boys.
When was Jovon most popular?
1992 in the United States, when 88 babies were named Jovon, its highest rank at 1,190th.