Javon Walker
There are approximately 30 people named Javon Walker living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Javon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Walker. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
30
1 in 11,425,145
Named Javon
18K
Alive today
Named Walker
579K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 25
Top Census group: Black or African American (78.7%)
Estimated bearers: 579K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #32
Per 100K: 168.90
Top ancestry: White (56.3%)
First name trend
Javon: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Javon. The peak year was 2001 with 755 births. The average person named Javon today is 25 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Javon
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Javon, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 78.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Javon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Javon at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American78.7% · 10,624
- Two or more races10.1% · 1,367
- Hispanic or Latino6.1% · 820
- White4.1% · 559
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 69
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 67
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Walker surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Walker, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 56.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Walker described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Walker at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White56.3% · 284,371
- Black or African American34.0% · 171,459
- Two or more races4.9% · 24,592
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 17,315
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 4,108
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2,988
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Javon has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0052% of the US population, based on 17,853 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Javon right now.
The surname Walker appears at a rate of 168.90 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1689%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 30 people with the full name Javon Walker. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Walker
FAQ
Javon Walker: questions and answers
How many people are named Javon Walker?
We estimate approximately 30 people in the United States share the full name Javon Walker. That works out to about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0052%) with the surname frequency (168.90 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Javon Walker?
We classify Javon Walker as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,425,145 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Javon a male or female name?
Javon is predominantly male. Out of 18,234 total SSA registrations, 95.8% were male and 4.2% were female. See the full Javon profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Javon Walker?
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