Jovan
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning jupiter; relating to Jove.
Babies a year
42
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#782
42 babies
Jovan by the numbers
In 2025, 42 babies in England and Wales were named Jovan. In the US, 134 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 270 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jovan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Johangod is gracious; a form of John576 in the US (2017)
- Joangod is gracious; feminine form of John298 in the US (2017)
- Jovaniof Jupiter; a form of Jovian169 in the US (2017)
- Jovanyjovial or relating to Jove; modern respelling of Jovian50 in the US (2017)
- Jovianof Jupiter; relating to the planet Jupiter8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jowanform of john, god is gracious17 in England and Wales (2025)
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