Jevon
A masculine variant of the Hebrew name Javan meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 4,879 living Americans carry the first name Jevon. It is a predominantly male name (98.2% of registrations). The average person named Jevon today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jevon births was 2000 (288 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jevon. 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 Jevon with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Jevon is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 91 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
4.9K
~ 1 in 70,251 Americans
Peak year
2000
288 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,410
Tracked since 1963
Census
Jevon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,017 people with the first name Jevon, which placed it at #4,578 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
#4,578
National first-name rank
People counted
4.0K
4,017 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
68.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jevon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jevon is Black at 68.0%. The next largest groups are White (12.4%) and Two or More Races (9.3%). 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 Jevon 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 Jevon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American68.0% · 2,731
- White12.4% · 500
- Two or more races9.3% · 373
- Hispanic or Latino7.2% · 290
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 80
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 43
Gender
Gender distribution for Jevon
Jevon leans heavily male at 98.2% of total registrations, but 91 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jevon as a male name
- Ranked #3,410 in 2024
- 34 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2000 (288 births)
Jevon as a female name
- Ranked #11,078 in 1993
- 7 female births in 1993
- Peak: 1983 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jevon leans strongly male. 3,882 people counted with this name were male (96.7%), compared with 132 female bearers (3.3%).
Popularity
Jevon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jevon from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,558 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
Jevon 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 Jevon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jevons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. New York, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Jevon, while Kentucky, Alabama, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 101 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jevon
The given name Jevon has its origins in the Old English language and can be traced back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "gēafon" or "gēafa," which means "gift" or "reward." This suggests that the name may have initially been given to children who were considered a blessing or a gift.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jevon can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This historical record mentions a landowner named Jevon de Bracy, who held estates in Warwickshire, England.
During the Middle Ages, the name Jevon was predominantly used in England and Scotland. It is believed to have been particularly popular among the Anglo-Saxon nobility and gentry. However, the name's use was not limited to the upper classes and could also be found among commoners and peasants.
In the 13th century, a notable figure bearing the name Jevon was Sir Jevon de Montfort, a knight who fought alongside Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War against King Henry III. De Montfort played a significant role in the Battle of Lewes in 1264, where the king was captured.
Another historical figure named Jevon was Jevon Fitz Walter, a 13th-century English nobleman and High Sheriff of Essex. He was a prominent supporter of King John during the Baronial Revolt, which led to the sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215.
In the realm of literature, the name Jevon appears in the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, the famous English poet and author of "The Canterbury Tales." One of the characters in Chaucer's "The Merchant's Tale" is named Jevon, though little is known about the significance of this particular character.
During the Renaissance period, a notable bearer of the name Jevon was Sir Jevon Carew, an English courtier and diplomat who served under Queen Elizabeth I in the late 16th century. He was involved in various diplomatic missions and played a role in the colonization of North America.
In more recent times, one of the most famous individuals named Jevon was Jevon Walcott, a West Indian cricketer who played for the West Indies national team in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a prolific batsman and is considered one of the greatest cricketers to have come from the Caribbean region.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jevon
People
Jevon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jevon 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
Jevon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jevon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,879 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jevon 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 70,251 US residents.
Is Jevon a common name?
We classify Jevon as "Rare". It ranks above 96.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,040 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jevon most popular?
The single biggest year for Jevon was 2000, when 288 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jevon is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jevon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,017 people with the name Jevon, or 1.33 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,578 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 Jevon 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 Jevon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jevon leans strongly male. 3,882 people counted with this name were male (96.7%), compared with 132 female bearers (3.3%). 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 Jevon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jevon is Black at 68.0%. The next largest groups are White (12.4%) and Two or More Races (9.3%). 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 Jevon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jevon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.0% (2,731 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 Jevon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jevon a male name?
Yes, 98.2% of people registered as Jevon 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 Jevon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jevon 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 Jevon 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 common is the name Jevon?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.