Meanings include 'God of battle,' 'thunder,' 'thunder ruler,' and 'to pull/stubborn.' Some feel it is also inspired by early African American civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell. Its Hebrew meaning is 'God is gracious' or 'Gift of God.'
In the Bible, Javon is the name of one of Noah's grandsons. The name Reginald has Old English, Old German, and Latin origins and means 'mighty counselor,' 'ruler,' or 'to counsel and rule. These five names are based on known names as early as 1880, and they're at the top of the list based on the trends over the past five years: , a user-generated database, however, does outline some of the most common. Getting a hard and fast determination of the most statistically popular Black names for boys is a bit of a challenge, as most data sources don't break down names according to ethnicity and popularity.
What's Most Popular Is Hard to Pin Down, But Here's a Start
