Javon

Where Javon comes from

African-American coinage from the second half of the 20th century. Compare Javion, Jayvion.
— Wiktionary's entry for Javon
Javon through the years
  1. 1960
    First appearance
    #4,038 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1968
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1994
    Javon Francis born
    Jamaican athlete
  4. 2001
    Peak, #357
    742 babies named Javon, the most in any year.
  5. 2006
    Javon Walton born
    American actor and boxer
  6. 2012
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #727.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
Namesakes
  • Javon Francis · Jamaican athlete, born 1994
  • Javon Walton · American actor and boxer, born 2006
  • Javon McCrea · American basketball player, born 1992
  • Javon Hargrave · American football player, born 1993
  • Javon Freeman-Liberty · American basketball player, born 1999

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.