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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Java

Used in both girl and boy records

Java appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Java by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDJava as a girl’s nameUS records 1978–2000
#39847girl rank1978peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDJava as a boy’s nameUS records 1969–1980
#25063boy rank1979peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Java in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19787 uses#765119781978–20003 listed years
Boy19697 uses#359719691969–19803 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.