Jayven is a modern American name that combines Jay, the cheerful "jay" bird that is also a nickname for James and Jason, with the -ven ending of Devin and Steven, and it is a spelling cousin of Javon and Jayvon. It fits the long-running American taste for two-syllable boys' names that start with J. Jayven stood at number 2889 in 2000, peaked at number 1336 in 2015 and stands at number 2905 in 2025 with 43 births.