Jovan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jovan is a Serbian male given name equivalent to English "John" or Slavic "Ivan", from Hebrew: יהוחנן. The name is common amongst Orthodox Christians as a result of John the Baptist

From Wikipedia

Jovan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 56 babies (rank #636 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jovan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jovan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

543

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jovan

Jovan Dučićjournalist · b. 1871
Jovan Jovanović Zmajchildren's writer · b. 1833
Jovan Cvijićgeomorphologist · b. 1865
Jovan Vladimirb. 990
Jovan Mijatovićassociation football player · b. 2005

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	19	#802
1997	21	#777
1998	6	#1,939
1999	11	#1,233
2000	11	#1,286
2001	14	#1,111
2002	23	#814
2003	19	#987
2004	9	#1,802
2005	15	#1,339
2006	14	#1,430
2007	27	#938
2008	19	#1,269
2009	29	#932
2010	34	#866
2011	34	#865
2012	38	#827
2013	43	#755
2014	54	#640
2015	47	#713
2016	56	#636