Jovan: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is gracious”
- Origin
- Slavic
- Say it
- YOH-vahn · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (90% of all uses)
South Slavic form of John, especially used in Serbian and Macedonian. It derives ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek and Slavic forms.
How popular is Jovan?
Babies named Jovan in 202494
2024 rank#1,754 boys
Peak year1979
Total US babies since 188010,969
Jovan has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Jovan
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jovan questions
What does the name Jovan mean?
Jovan means "God is gracious". It comes from Slavic. South Slavic form of John, especially used in Serbian and Macedonian. It derives ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek and Slavic forms.
Is Jovan a boy or girl name?
Jovan is mainly a boy's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jovan?
94 US babies were named Jovan in 2024. Its peak year was 1979.
How do you pronounce Jovan?
Jovan is usually pronounced YOH-vahn.
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.