Fun Facts About the Name Jovani
- More than 7 thousand babies named Jovani: U.S. records list 7,488 babies given the name Jovani from 1880 through 2025. Even 135 girls received the name Jovani - about 1 girl for every 54 boys.
What Does the Name Jovani Mean?
Jovani is a given name used mainly in the United States and Latin America. It is generally treated as a variant of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, and of Jovan, the Slavic form of the same name. Both go back to the Hebrew Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), formed from a shortened form of the divine name and chanan, a verb meaning "to be gracious." The literal sense is "Yahweh is gracious"; the customary English rendering is "God is gracious." The final -i reflects an Italianate spelling and does not change the meaning. A separate Roman name, Jovian, derives from Iovis (Jove, the god Jupiter); it sounds similar but is unrelated in origin.
Jovani Name History & Origins
Jovani belongs to the large family of names descended from John. In the Greek-speaking eastern Mediterranean, the Hebrew Yochanan became Iōannēs. Latin took it up as Iohannes, and from that form the name spread through Christian Europe as it was given to saints, clergy, and rulers. Italian produced Giovanni, while the South Slavic languages produced Jovan (Cyrillic Јован), the form common in Serbia, North Macedonia, and neighboring regions.
Spellings such as Jovani, Jovanni, and Jovanny appear in English-speaking countries, particularly among Hispanic and Italian-American families, where the Italian and Slavic forms were adapted to English spelling and pronunciation. The name keeps the Italian-style -i ending rather than the -o of Giovanni or the consonant ending of Jovan. Because the name reaches English through more than one route, its exact line of transmission in a given family is often not recorded.
How Popular is the Name Jovani?
Jovani recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2009. Its best rank was #695 in 2006.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #14,209 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #16,386 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #12,792 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #11,549 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #17,846 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #14,169 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #17,711 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,805 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #15,224 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #9,142 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #14,425 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #12,495 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #7,755 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #10,993 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #6,768 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #10,709 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #11,458 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,217 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #9,591 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,208 | 168 | 0.0098% |
| 2024 | #1,171 | 177 | 0.0103% |
| 2023 | #1,294 | 148 | 0.0087% |
| 2022 | #1,174 | 174 | 0.0100% |
| 2021 | #1,139 | 178 | 0.0102% |
| 2020 | #1,039 | 195 | 0.0113% |
| 2019 | #1,144 | 170 | 0.0095% |
| 2018 | #1,213 | 155 | 0.0085% |
| 2017 | #1,124 | 171 | 0.0092% |
| 2016 | #1,036 | 192 | 0.0101% |
| 2015 | #970 | 214 | 0.0112% |
| 2014 | #925 | 231 | 0.0120% |
| 2013 | #922 | 222 | 0.0117% |
| 2012 | #808 | 275 | 0.0145% |
| 2011 | #771 | 292 | 0.0154% |
| 2010 | #765 | 293 | 0.0153% |
| 2009 | #695 | 346 | 0.0174% |
| 2008 | #789 | 278 | 0.0136% |
| 2007 | #766 | 288 | 0.0139% |
| 2006 | #695 | 319 | 0.0155% |
| 2005 | #730 | 277 | 0.0139% |
| 2004 | #757 | 242 | 0.0122% |
| 2003 | #786 | 224 | 0.0113% |
| 2002 | #799 | 216 | 0.0111% |
| 2001 | #740 | 236 | 0.0121% |
| 2000 | #877 | 180 | 0.0092% |
| 1999 | #940 | 155 | 0.0081% |
| 1998 | #964 | 144 | 0.0075% |
| 1997 | #957 | 139 | 0.0074% |
| 1996 | #1,026 | 120 | 0.0063% |
| 1995 | #1,076 | 110 | 0.0058% |
| 1994 | #1,100 | 105 | 0.0054% |
| 1993 | #1,012 | 118 | 0.0060% |
| 1992 | #1,101 | 100 | 0.0050% |
| 1991 | #1,158 | 91 | 0.0045% |
| 1990 | #1,230 | 80 | 0.0039% |
| 1989 | #1,444 | 58 | 0.0029% |
| 1988 | #1,365 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 1987 | #1,960 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1986 | #1,549 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1985 | #2,096 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #2,127 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #1,985 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #4,086 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #2,295 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #3,981 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,350 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #5,882 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #5,599 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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.
Explore More Lists with Name Jovani
Most Popular Boy Names That Start with J
How the Name Jovani Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
✦ Jovani's Deeper Meaning & Tips for Parents Discover Jovani's symbolic numbers and practical tips for choosing a name that complements your child's birth date.