Javion

Where Javion comes from

African-American coinage from the second half of the 20th century. Compare Javon, Jayvion.
— Wiktionary's entry for Javion
Javion through the years
  1. 1984
    First appearance
    #5,561 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1998
    Javion Hamlet born
    American basketball player
  3. 2008
    Peak, #575
    448 babies named Javion, the most in any year.
  4. 2018
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #958.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
Namesakes
  • Javion Hamlet · American basketball player, born 1998

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.