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Javon

Javon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Greece; Ionian”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
juh-VON · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (96% of all uses)

Usually taken as a variant of Javan, the biblical Hebrew name Yavan, meaning 'Greece' or 'Ionian.' Modern usage in English may also reflect creative respelling patterns.

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How popular is Javon?

202450.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Javon in 2024168

2024 rank#1,204 boys

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 188018,234

Javon is fading: recent use is about 54% of its level ten years before.

Names like Javon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Javon questions

What does the name Javon mean?

Javon means "Greece; Ionian". It comes from Hebrew. Usually taken as a variant of Javan, the biblical Hebrew name Yavan, meaning 'Greece' or 'Ionian.' Modern usage in English may also reflect creative respelling patterns.

Is Javon a boy or girl name?

Javon is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Javon?

168 US babies were named Javon in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Javon?

Javon is usually pronounced juh-VON.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.