Javeed
An Arabic name meaning eternal, permanent, or everlasting.
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Javeed. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Javeed today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Javeed births was 1993 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Javeed. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Javeed. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
1993
5 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2016 SSA rank
#13,059
Tracked since 1993
Census
Javeed in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 130 people with the first name Javeed, which placed it at #48,722 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
#48,722
National first-name rank
People counted
130
130 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
73.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Javeed
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Javeed is Asian/Pacific Islander at 73.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.5%) and White (7.7%). 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 Javeed 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 Javeed at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander73.8% · 96
- Two or more races8.5% · 11
- White7.7% · 10
- Black or African American6.2% · 8
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 5
Popularity
Javeed: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Javeed from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 5 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Javeed 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 Javeed 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 Javeed
The name Javeed is of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic word "javid," which means "eternal" or "everlasting." It is believed to have emerged in the Middle East during the medieval period, when the Arabic language and culture flourished across large parts of the region.
Javeed is a name closely associated with Islamic culture and tradition. It appears in various historical texts and religious scriptures from the Middle Ages, often used to describe the eternal and everlasting nature of God or as a reference to the afterlife and the concept of immortality.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Javeed was Javeed ibn Abi Yazid, a renowned Sufi mystic and scholar who lived in the 8th century CE in present-day Iraq. He was known for his profound teachings on spiritual enlightenment and his contribution to the development of Sufism.
In the 11th century, Javeed al-Kirmani was a prominent Persian philosopher and theologian who wrote extensively on Islamic metaphysics and theology. His works, such as "Al-Rahmah fi'l-Hikmah" (The Mercy in Wisdom), had a significant impact on the intellectual discourse of his time.
During the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt and Syria (13th-16th centuries), Javeed al-Sayfi was a renowned poet and scholar. His poetry, which often celebrated the virtues of wisdom and knowledge, earned him widespread acclaim and a place in the literary canon of the era.
In the 17th century, Javeed Khan was a prominent military commander and statesman in the Mughal Empire, serving under emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan. He played a crucial role in the expansion and consolidation of the Mughal Empire's territories.
Javeed Iqbal, born in 1877 in British India (now Pakistan), was a celebrated poet, philosopher, and politician. His literary works, such as "Shikwa" (The Complaint) and "Khizr-e-Rah" (The Wayfarer), explored themes of spirituality, nationalism, and the revival of Islamic thought. He is widely regarded as the spiritual father of Pakistan and a significant figure in the country's independence movement.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who carried the name Javeed, reflecting its deep-rooted cultural and religious significance within the Arabic and Islamic traditions.
People
Javeed + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Javeed 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
Javeed: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Javeed?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Javeed 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 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Javeed a common name?
We classify Javeed as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Javeed most popular?
The single biggest year for Javeed was 1993, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Javeed is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Javeed in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 130 people with the name Javeed, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,722 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 Javeed 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 Javeed?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Javeed leans strongly male. 131 people counted with this name were male (96.3%), compared with 5 female bearers (3.7%). 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 Javeed?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Javeed is Asian/Pacific Islander at 73.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.5%) and White (7.7%). 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 Javeed most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Javeed in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.8% (96 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 Javeed in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Javeed a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Javeed 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 Javeed still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Javeed 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 Javeed 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 common is the name Javeed?
See how many people share the name Javeed on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.