boys' name ★ peaked 2012

Jovanni

Meaning From Spanish Jovanni, from Italian Giovanni Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #1,118 Trend → Stable

From Spanish Jovanni, from Italian Giovanni.

Rank 2025
#1,118
among boys · ↓7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
191
named Jovanni · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,943
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2012
316 babies
All-time total
7,027
#1,480 all-time among boys
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Jovanni popularity over time

7,027 babies have been named Jovanni since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – #6,279
1980s 26 181 207 21 +4040% #1,601
1990s 84 860 944 94 +356% #1,116
2000s 34 2,100 2,134 213 +126% #769
2010s 33 2,306 2,339 234 +10% #734
2020s (to 2025) 15 1,383 1,398 233 0% #882

Where Jovanni is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 192 0.11 outside top 500
2027 192 0.11 outside top 500
2028 193 0.11 outside top 500
2029 193 0.11 outside top 500
2030 194 0.11 outside top 500

Where Jovanni is most popular

Boys named Jovanni per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.134 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jovanni born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 45 0.275 +105%
Texas 221 0.251 +87%
California 199 0.218 +62%
Florida 101 0.213 +59%
Illinois 51 0.200 +49%
Connecticut 11 0.162 +21%
New Mexico 5 0.152 +13%
Pennsylvania 36 0.136 ≈ national
New York 51 0.118 -12%
New Jersey 22 0.109 -19%
Ohio 27 0.102 -24%
Washington 16 0.098 -27%
Nevada 5 0.088 -35%
Massachusetts 12 0.087 -35%
Indiana 12 0.075 -44%
Oklahoma 6 0.068 -49%
North Carolina 16 0.063 -53%
Colorado 8 0.062 -54%
Georgia 15 0.059 -56%
Michigan 12 0.059 -56%
Louisiana 5 0.049 -64%
Alabama 5 0.046 -66%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -69%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jovanni

Jovanni is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,118 in 2025 with 191 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 7,027 American babies have been named Jovanni. Its peak came in 2012, when 316 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jovanni stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jovanni?

The median living Jovanni is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 6,900 people named Jovanni are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jovanni year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 191 #1,118
2024 – – 193 #1,111
2023 – – 260 #894
2022 9 #10,765 269 #882
2021 6 #14,279 246 #923
2020 – – 224 #968
2019 9 #10,871 221 #971
2018 7 #13,076 195 #1,043
2017 5 #17,049 207 #989
2016 – – 188 #1,053
2015 – – 189 #1,054
2014 – – 224 #944
2013 5 #17,850 249 #860
2012 – – 316 #734
2011 – – 257 #839
2010 7 #14,172 260 #825
2009 – – 297 #769
2008 – – 228 #910
2007 7 #14,611 248 #851
2006 6 #16,049 267 #779
2005 6 #15,380 247 #788
2004 – – 195 #892
2003 – – 182 #915
2002 6 #14,431 157 #997
2001 9 #10,503 152 #1,002
2000 – – 127 #1,111
1995 12 #7,262 90 #1,225
1990 – – 77 #1,264
1985 – – 17 #2,890
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jovanni, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jovanni?

The median living Jovanni is about 15 years old. Half of all living Jovannis are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Jovanni are alive today?

An estimated 6,900 people named Jovanni are alive in the United States, based on 7,027 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jovanni mean?

From Spanish Jovanni, from Italian Giovanni.

How popular is the name Jovanni in 2025?

Jovanni ranked #1,118 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 191 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jovanni?

7,027 babies have been named Jovanni in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jovanni most popular?

Jovanni peaked in 2012, when 316 newborns received the name.

Is Jovanni a boy or girl name?

Jovanni is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jovanni rising or falling?

Jovanni has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Jovanni become more popular?

Jovanni looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 194 boys named Jovanni in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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