Jatavia
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Native American languages.
Name Census estimates that about 435 living Americans carry the first name Jatavia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jatavia today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jatavia births was 2001 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jatavia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
435
~ 1 in 787,941 Americans
Peak year
2001
37 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#14,167
Tracked since 1985
Census
Jatavia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 336 people with the first name Jatavia, which placed it at #27,298 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,298
National first-name rank
People counted
336
336 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
93.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jatavia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jatavia is Black at 93.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.6%) and Hispanic (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jatavia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jatavia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American93.8% · 315
- Two or more races3.6% · 12
- Hispanic or Latino1.8% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2
- White0.3% · 1
Popularity
Jatavia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jatavia from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 231 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jatavia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jatavia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jatavias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jatavia
The name Jatavia has its origins in the ancient Etruscan civilization of Italy, dating back to around the 8th century BCE. It is believed to be derived from the Etruscan word "iatava," which translates to "born of the sun" or "child of light." The Etruscans were a pre-Roman civilization that flourished in what is now modern-day Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio regions of Italy.
Jatavia was a relatively uncommon name during the Etruscan era, and there are few historical records of individuals bearing this name. However, one notable mention can be found in an Etruscan funerary inscription from the 5th century BCE, which references a woman named "Jatavia Velthuri," suggesting that the name was used among the Etruscan nobility.
After the decline of the Etruscan civilization, the name Jatavia fell into obscurity for many centuries. It was not until the Renaissance period in Italy that the name resurfaced, likely due to a renewed interest in classical antiquity and the rediscovery of Etruscan artifacts and inscriptions.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jatavia in the Renaissance era was Jatavia Borghese (1492-1572), a noblewoman from the influential Borghese family of Rome. Another notable figure was Jatavia Farnese (1521-1586), a member of the powerful Farnese dynasty and a patron of the arts.
In the 17th century, Jatavia Medici (1614-1689) was a princess of the House of Medici, a prominent Italian banking family and political dynasty that ruled the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was known for her support of the arts and her patronage of the Medici Villa in Rome.
During the 18th century, Jatavia Corsini (1728-1795) was a prominent Italian aristocrat and art collector from the Corsini family of Florence. She amassed a significant collection of paintings, sculptures, and antiquities, which later became the foundation of the Corsini Gallery in Rome.
In more recent times, one notable figure with the name Jatavia was Jatavia Visconti (1892-1976), an Italian opera singer and actress. She performed in numerous opera productions across Europe and was particularly renowned for her interpretations of the works of Verdi and Puccini.
People
Jatavia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jatavia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jatavia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jatavia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 435 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jatavia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 787,941 US residents.
Is Jatavia a common name?
We classify Jatavia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 443 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jatavia most popular?
The single biggest year for Jatavia was 2001, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jatavia is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jatavia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 336 people with the name Jatavia, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,298 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jatavia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jatavia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jatavia leans strongly female. 325 people counted with this name were female (97.6%), compared with 8 male bearers (2.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jatavia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jatavia is Black at 93.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.6%) and Hispanic (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jatavia most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jatavia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.8% (315 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jatavia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jatavia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jatavia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jatavia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jatavia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jatavia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Jatavia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.