Javad
A masculine Arabic given name meaning "generously abundant, generous."
Name Census estimates that about 54 living Americans carry the first name Javad. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Javad today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Javad births was 1986 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Javad. 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 Javad with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Javad. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
54
~ 1 in 6,347,303 Americans
Peak year
1986
9 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2003 SSA rank
#11,683
Tracked since 1974
Census
Javad in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 808 people with the first name Javad, which placed it at #14,559 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
#14,559
National first-name rank
People counted
808
808 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Javad
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Javad is White at 78.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (12.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.4%). 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 Javad 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 Javad at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.7% · 636
- Two or more races12.1% · 98
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 44
- Black or African American2.7% · 22
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Javad: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Javad from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 34 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Javad 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 Javad during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Javad
The given name Javad has its origins in the Persian language. It is derived from the Arabic name Jawad, which means "generous" or "noble." The name can be traced back to the 7th century AD, when the Islamic faith spread across the Middle East and Central Asia.
The name Javad is mentioned in several Islamic texts and historical records from the medieval period. One of the earliest known references to the name is in the Kitab al-Mukhtar fi Fadha'il Ahl al-Bayt, a book written in the 9th century AD, which mentions a figure named Javad ibn Ali.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Javad. One of the most famous was Javad al-Iqbal (1857-1938), a prominent Indian Muslim scholar and poet who wrote extensively in Urdu and Persian. Another notable figure was Javad Nurbakhsh (1926-2008), a Persian Sufi master and the founder of the Nimatullahi Sufi order.
In the realm of politics, Javad Zarif (born 1960) is a prominent Iranian diplomat and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran. Javad Naji (1892-1955) was an Iranian politician and the first Prime Minister of Iran after the country's transition to a constitutional monarchy in the early 20th century.
In the field of science, Javad Heydari (1923-2003) was an Iranian physicist and the founder of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences in Iran. He made significant contributions to the study of quantum mechanics and particle physics.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who have carried the name Javad throughout history. The name has endured across centuries and cultures, reflecting its roots in the rich linguistic and cultural heritage of the Persian-speaking world.
People
Javad + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Javad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Javad: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Javad?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 54 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Javad 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 6,347,303 US residents.
Is Javad a common name?
We classify Javad as "Very Rare". It ranks above 55.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 57 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Javad most popular?
The single biggest year for Javad was 1986, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Javad is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Javad in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 808 people with the name Javad, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,559 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 Javad 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 Javad?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Javad appears almost entirely male. Of the 813 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Javad?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Javad is White at 78.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (12.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.4%). 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 Javad most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Javad in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.7% (636 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 Javad in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Javad a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Javad 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 Javad still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Javad 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 Javad 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 Javad?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.