Jovin
A masculine name of English origin, a variant of the name Jovian.
Name Census estimates that about 203 living Americans carry the first name Jovin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jovin today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jovin births was 2006 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jovin. 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 Jovin with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
203
~ 1 in 1,688,445 Americans
Peak year
2006
14 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2023 SSA rank
#7,085
Tracked since 1988
Census
Jovin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 272 people with the first name Jovin, which placed it at #31,478 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
#31,478
National first-name rank
People counted
272
272 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
43.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jovin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jovin is Asian/Pacific Islander at 43.8%. The next largest groups are White (21.7%) and Black (16.9%). 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 Jovin 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 Jovin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander43.8% · 119
- White21.7% · 59
- Black or African American16.9% · 46
- Hispanic or Latino13.2% · 36
- Two or more races3.3% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 3
Popularity
Jovin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jovin from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 88 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jovin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jovin 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 Jovin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jovins live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jovin
The name Jovin is of Latin origin, derived from the Roman name Iovinus, which means "youthful" or "young." This name traces its roots back to ancient Rome, where it was used as a personal name during the Roman Empire.
In early Christian history, Jovin was the name of a 4th-century heretic who was condemned for his teachings by St. Augustine and the Council of Milan in 390 AD. His beliefs, known as Jovinianism, challenged the traditional Christian views on asceticism and the superiority of virginity over marriage.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jovin was Iovinus, a Roman usurper who briefly ruled as a co-emperor in the Western Roman Empire from 411 to 413 AD. He was eventually defeated and executed by the forces of the legitimate emperor, Honorius.
During the Middle Ages, the name Jovin appeared sporadically in various European regions, particularly in France and Italy. A notable figure was Jovin de Rochefort, a 13th-century French troubadour and poet who wrote in the Occitan language.
In the Renaissance period, Jovin was the name of a 16th-century Italian humanist scholar, Joannes Jovianus Pontanus (1429-1503), who was known for his Latin poetry and writings on philosophy and astronomy.
Another significant figure was Jovin de Dreux (c. 1525-1588), a French nobleman and military leader who fought in the Wars of Religion. He was a prominent figure among the Huguenots, the French Protestants, and played a crucial role in several battles against the Catholic forces.
In the 17th century, Jovin Rousseau (1609-1670) was a French scholar and critic who wrote extensively on literary and philosophical subjects. He was known for his works on the philosophy of Descartes and his critiques of the French Academy.
While the name Jovin has been relatively rare throughout history, it has been borne by a few notable individuals across various fields, reflecting its Latin and European origins.
People
Jovin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jovin 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
Jovin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jovin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 203 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jovin 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 1,688,445 US residents.
Is Jovin a common name?
We classify Jovin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 205 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jovin most popular?
The single biggest year for Jovin was 2006, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jovin is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jovin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 272 people with the name Jovin, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,478 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 Jovin 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 Jovin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jovin leans strongly male. 255 people counted with this name were male (93.8%), compared with 17 female bearers (6.3%). 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 Jovin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jovin is Asian/Pacific Islander at 43.8%. The next largest groups are White (21.7%) and Black (16.9%). 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 Jovin most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Jovin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.8% (119 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 Jovin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jovin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jovin 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 Jovin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jovin 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 Jovin 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 have Jovin as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.