Jovan is a distinctive choice, ranked #576 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jovan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#576
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jovan
Unlikely. With around 66 UK babies named Jovan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jovan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jovan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 35 places over the last five years to #576 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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..
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.
66
UK babies named Jovan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 35 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
Likely around 1 other Jovan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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 Stanković is a Serbian former football manager and former player who played as a left midfielder. He spent the better part of his career with Red Star Belgrade and in Spain, most notably with Mallorca – he played a full decade in the latter country, also representing two other clubs.
Jovan Ali is a Trinidadian cricketer who has played for the Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Ali made his List A debut for the team in January 2016, playing against the Leeward Islands in the 2015–16 Regional Super50.
Jovan Cvijić House is situated in Belgrade, in 5 Jelena Ćetković Street. The house was built in 1905, on the site of the former garden of Мitropolit Mihailo of Belgrade, which in 1907 was transformed into the square.
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. He is most famous for writing the lyrics to the Serbian National anthem Bože pravde in 1872.
Jovan Popović Tekelija was a Serb army officer serving in the Habsburg army. As commander of the Serbian Militia, Tekelija participated in many battles distinguishing himself in particular during the Battle of Zenta in 1697 where the Ottoman Empire suffered a stunning defeat.
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. Jovanović worked as a physician; he wrote in many poetry genres, including love, lyric, patriotic, political, and youth, but he remains best known for his children's poetry.