Jovan is a distinctive choice, ranked #782 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jovan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#782
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About the Name Jovan
Jovan is steadily gaining in popularity, up 35 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #446 in 2021, and it currently sits at #576. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jovan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jovan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jovan
Jovan Stanković — Jovan Stanković is a Serbian former football manager and former player who played as a left midfielder.
Jovan Stefanović — Jovan Stefanović is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Jovan Talevski — Jovan Talevski is a Macedonian handball player who plays for ESV Lokomotive Pirna.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jovan
Unlikely. With around 42 UK babies named Jovan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jovan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jovan is declining: down 171 places since 2020, to #782 in 2025. It peaked at #446 in 2021.
Jovan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jovan include: Jovan Stanković, Jovan Stefanović and Jovan Talevski. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jovan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jovans in the wild.
42
UK babies named Jovan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 171 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jovan
Almost certainly the only Jovan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jovan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jovan Đorđević was a Serbian writer, dramatist, Minister of Education and the co-founder of the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre in 1861, the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1868 and the Academy of Dramatic Art (Serbian: Glumačka akademija) in 1870.
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Јовановић Змаj, pronounced [jɔ̌v̞an jɔv̞ǎːnɔv̞it͡ɕ zmâj]; 24 November 1833 – 1 June 1904) was a Serbian poet, translator and physician.