How Many People Are Named Jovita?
people named Jovita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 166,968 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,297 babies named Jovita in Social Security records from 1903 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
62 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of the Roman name Iovita (masculine), which was derived from the name of the god JOVE. This was the name of an early saint and martyr, the brother of Faustinus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Jovita (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jovita alive today is about 53 years old, and 45% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jovita first appears in the records in 1903 and was given most often in 1930, to 62 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1903 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jovita has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #932, in 1930. In 2025 it ranked #12,489.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,489 |
| Best rank | #932 (1930) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,152 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jovita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jovita were born in Texas than in any other state: about 545 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jovita was given 10.3 times as often in Texas and 4.6 times in California.
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