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Jovan
OriginSlavic variation of John Latin
Meaning"God is gracious; Jove-like, majestic"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#1746
2025 SSA
About Jovan
Jovan, the name of the supreme Roman deity, seems more extraterrestrial now -- and it's also firmly attached to a perfume label. Some parents may see it as a variation of Giovanni, the Italian for John. It is in fact the Slavic variation of John and may be an original way to honor an ancestral John.
Jovan is also given to girls.
Pronounced JO-van.
As of October 2026, Jovan ranked #14710 in US births in 2003 SSA, peaked at #1375 in 1981.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,924
Boys #1,746
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,129 | 170 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,157 | 162 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,293 | 141 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,317 | 137 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,619 | 101 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,526 | 111 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,403 | 124 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,517 | 117 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,551 | 115 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,748 | 94 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,748 | 94 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,746 | 93 |
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Jovan for boys
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- Jovan AcimovicBoy
former Serbian football player
- Jovan BelcherBoy
American football player
- Jovan Campbell aka JibbsBoy
American rapper
- Jovan PerisicBoy
Serbian singer
- Jovan StefanovicBoy
Serbian footballer
- Jovan ByfordBoy
Anglo,Serbian Social Psychologist
- Jovan Jovanovic (b. 2015)Boy
son of television host Daphne Oz
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