Javarus
Boy child of high position, perhaps descended from royalty.
Name Census estimates that about 288 living Americans carry the first name Javarus. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Javarus today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Javarus births was 1993 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Javarus. 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.
People living today
288
~ 1 in 1,190,119 Americans
Peak year
1993
15 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,897
Tracked since 1978
Census
Javarus in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 222 people with the first name Javarus, which placed it at #35,960 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
#35,960
National first-name rank
People counted
222
222 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
93.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Javarus
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Javarus is Black at 93.7%. The next largest groups are White (2.7%) and Two or More Races (2.3%). 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 Javarus 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 Javarus at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American93.7% · 208
- White2.7% · 6
- Two or more races2.3% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Javarus: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Javarus from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 113 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Javarus 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 Javarus during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Javarus' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Javarus
The name Javarus is believed to originate from the ancient Etruscan civilization that flourished in what is now modern-day Italy between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. It is derived from the Etruscan word "javar," which means "hunter" or "warrior."
One of the earliest known references to the name Javarus can be found in an Etruscan funerary inscription dating back to the 5th century BC. The inscription was discovered in the ancient city of Veii, which was once a major center of Etruscan culture and power.
In the following centuries, the name Javarus appeared in various historical records and texts from the Roman era. It was particularly popular among the Roman patrician class, with several notable individuals bearing the name. One such individual was Javarus Cornelius, a Roman senator and statesman who lived in the 1st century AD.
During the Middle Ages, the name Javarus fell out of widespread use but was still occasionally encountered in certain regions of Europe. A notable bearer of the name from this period was Javarus of Trier, a Frankish monk and scholar who lived in the 9th century AD and wrote several influential theological treatises.
In the Renaissance era, the name experienced a revival, particularly in Italy, where it was sometimes adapted to the spelling "Giavaro." One of the most famous individuals with this name was Giavaro Buonarroti, an Italian sculptor and architect who lived from 1475 to 1564 and was a contemporary of Michelangelo.
Another notable bearer of the name Javarus was Javarus Sixtus, a German humanist and philosopher who lived from 1492 to 1555. He is best known for his writings on ethics and his contributions to the development of Renaissance humanism.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Javarus continued to be used, although it remained relatively uncommon. One individual who bore this name was Javarus Monteverdi, an Italian composer and musician who lived from 1567 to 1643 and was a key figure in the development of the Baroque style of music.
People
Javarus + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Javarus 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
Javarus: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Javarus?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 288 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Javarus 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 1,190,119 US residents.
Is Javarus a common name?
We classify Javarus as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 294 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Javarus most popular?
The single biggest year for Javarus was 1993, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Javarus is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Javarus in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 222 people with the name Javarus, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,960 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 Javarus 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 Javarus?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Javarus appears almost entirely male. Of the 222 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 Javarus?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Javarus is Black at 93.7%. The next largest groups are White (2.7%) and Two or More Races (2.3%). 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 Javarus most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Javarus in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.7% (208 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 Javarus in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Javarus a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Javarus 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 Javarus still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Javarus 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 Javarus 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 Javarus as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.