Jovan

Jovan is a male given name: 96% of people named Jovan are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 8 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 96%Female 4%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 96% male / 4% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Montenegro, Serbia, United States
US births since 1880: 9,127 male / 1,079 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Jovan

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Jovan," in English, "Guten Tag Jovan," in German. Jovan is a male given name: about 96% of people named Jovan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Jovan,

German

Guten Tag Jovan,

French

Bonjour Jovan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jovan:

Chinese

Jovan您好：

Japanese

Jovan様

English

Hi Jovan,

German

Hi Jovan,

French

Salut Jovan,

Spanish

Hola Jovan,

Chinese

Jovan你好：

Japanese

Jovanさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Jovan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Montenegro	common	man's name	98%
Serbia	common	man's name	98%
United States	common	man's name	89%
North Macedonia	common	man's name	98%
Slovenia	uncommon	man's name	98%
Albania	rare	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	rare	man's name	98%
Croatia	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

9,127 male · 1,079 female · 10,206 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 91% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jovan a male or female name?

Jovan is a male given name: 96% of people named Jovan are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 8 countries covered.

How do I address Jovan in an email?

Is Jovan a unisex name?

Jovan is not a unisex name: 96% of people named Jovan are men. Jovan leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Jovan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jovan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_jovan,
  title  = {Is Jovan a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jovan},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}