Fun Facts About the Name Quavon
- 485 babies named Quavon: U.S. records list 485 babies given the name Quavon from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Quavon Mean?
Quavon is a modern American name with no established etymology, so its meaning is best described as uncertain. It is not inherited from a classical, biblical, or single European-language source. Instead, it is built from sound elements that are common in American naming: the opening Qua-, heard in names such as Quan, Quadir, and Quinton, and the ending -von, heard in Devon, Tavon, Davon, and Javon. A frequently offered but unconfirmed explanation treats Quavon as a blend of those two elements, in which case it has no literal translation - only the associations of the names it resembles. The Qua- element itself has no single source: in Arabic-derived names such as Qadir it is related to a word meaning "capable," while in English names such as Quinton it goes back to a place name. Those origins belong to the individual names, not to Quavon as a whole.
Quavon Name History & Origins
Quavon belongs to a large group of American names formed from familiar sound units rather than handed down whole from an older language. Its final syllable places it alongside Davon, Tavon, Javon, and Tevon, a set of names that share a stressed final syllable and a v; these names are especially familiar in African American communities in the United States. Its opening sound places it alongside Quan, Quavion, Quamir, and Quinton. Names of this kind are typically created by combining such syllables rather than by translating a word from another language, and Quavon is generally understood in that way.
The spelling -von also resembles the German preposition von ("of, from") used in noble surnames, and the French-derived name Yvonne, but that resemblance is not evidence of descent. Quavon's ties are to American name sounds, not to German or French naming. Spellings such as Quavion and Quavonn appear alongside it, reflecting the same spoken name written in different ways.
How Popular is the Name Quavon?
Quavon has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1999. Its best rank was #2,743 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,676 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,148 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,524 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,835 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #9,476 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #8,065 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #9,454 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #8,655 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,795 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #7,414 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,458 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,448 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,700 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #6,619 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #6,351 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #7,581 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #6,524 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #4,816 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #4,299 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #4,227 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #6,163 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #3,324 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #4,251 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #3,400 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #2,848 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #3,814 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #4,884 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #3,085 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #2,743 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #3,713 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #3,779 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #5,552 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #6,373 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #3,919 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #8,910 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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