Jayvon
A masculine name derived from a combination of Jason and Javon, possibly meaning "one who supplants" or "gift from God".
Name Census estimates that about 3,779 living Americans carry the first name Jayvon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jayvon today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jayvon births was 2008 (210 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jayvon. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jayvon with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.8K
~ 1 in 90,700 Americans
Peak year
2008
210 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,377
Tracked since 1979
Census
Jayvon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,669 people with the first name Jayvon, which placed it at #6,106 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
#6,106
National first-name rank
People counted
2.7K
2,669 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
72.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jayvon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jayvon is Black at 72.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.2%) and Hispanic (10.0%). 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 Jayvon 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 Jayvon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American72.7% · 1,940
- Two or more races11.2% · 300
- Hispanic or Latino10.0% · 268
- White3.7% · 100
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 22
Popularity
Jayvon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jayvon from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,656 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
Jayvon 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 Jayvon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jayvons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. New York, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Jayvon, while Wisconsin, Washington, Colorado recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 86 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jayvon
The name Jayvon is a modern English variant of the French name Yvon, which itself is derived from the Breton name Yvonn or Yvon. The Breton name has its roots in the Old Celtic name Ivonus, meaning "yew" or "archer."
The yew tree holds significant symbolism in Celtic mythology and was often associated with longevity, rebirth, and the cycle of life. The name Ivonus may have been given to children as a symbol of strength, resilience, and a long life ahead.
While the name Ivonus can be traced back to ancient Celtic origins, its variations like Yvon and Jayvon didn't gain popularity until much later in history. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yvon is found in the 12th century, when it was borne by Saint Yvon, a Breton hermit and missionary who lived in the region of Brittany, France.
In the Middle Ages, the name Yvon was relatively common in Brittany and other parts of France. Notable figures who bore this name include Yvon Villarceau (1813-1883), a French mathematician and astronomer, and Yvon Corre (1900-1952), a French politician and trade unionist.
The anglicized variant Jayvon, however, is a more recent development, likely emerging in the late 20th century as a creative spelling of the traditional Yvon. One of the earliest recorded instances of this spelling is Jayvon Felton, an American football player born in 1979.
Other notable individuals named Jayvon include Jayvon Graves (born 1996), an American basketball player, and Jayvon Cobb (born 1991), an American singer and songwriter. While the name Jayvon is still relatively uncommon, its increasing popularity in recent decades reflects a trend towards unique and creative spellings of traditional names.
People
Jayvon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jayvon 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
Jayvon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jayvon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,779 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jayvon 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 90,700 US residents.
Is Jayvon a common name?
We classify Jayvon as "Rare". It ranks above 95.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,830 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jayvon most popular?
The single biggest year for Jayvon was 2008, when 210 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jayvon is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jayvon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,669 people with the name Jayvon, or 0.88 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,106 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 Jayvon 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 Jayvon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jayvon leans strongly male. 2,649 people counted with this name were male (99.0%), compared with 28 female bearers (1.0%). 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 Jayvon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jayvon is Black at 72.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.2%) and Hispanic (10.0%). 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 Jayvon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jayvon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.7% (1,940 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 Jayvon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jayvon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jayvon in the SSA data are male. 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 Jayvon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jayvon 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 Jayvon 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 people share the name Jayvon?
Find out how many Americans are named Jayvon on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.