Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jayven is a variant of Javan. An origin associated with Javan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jayven through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,132
- 2,132 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 132 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #2,905 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,905 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 132 in 2015. In 2025, California and Florida and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,520 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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