Boys' name · since 1988

Jiovani

Jiovani has 690 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,506 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,774 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
690
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade

690 babies have been named Jiovani since 1988, making it today's #4774 boys' name.

Jiovani has 690 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4774 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.

  • #6,506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,774 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 690 born since 1988
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiovani ranks #6,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,774 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 690 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,506 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,774 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
690
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%65.7%
Jiovani vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jiovani's 690 recorded births place it above 85.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Jiovani compares

690 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jiovani's all-time total is 87% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jiovani Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 690 369 358,536
Peak-year births 37 34 22,252

Jiovani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jiovani's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jiovani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
37
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
010203040 19881996200120062011201620212025 21

Jiovani by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (242 births, 35% of the file).

2010s was Jiovani's strongest decade.

242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Jiovani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 242 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jiovani compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jiovani's total volume

Jiovani vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -33, 6.2%-129, 5.1%-102, 15.6%-22, 8.8%-51, 4.8%-34, 6.5%-43, 4.8%-146, 2.7%-37, 10.7%-46, 9%-114, 17.6%-35, 9.6%-88, 16.1%-27, 8.2%-57, 4%Jiovani-38, 5.4%Jiovani
Jiovani vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jiovani by state

Where Jiovani concentrates geographically, total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Jiovani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
76 11.0%
#2 Texas
59 8.6%
#3 Florida
25 3.6%
#4 New York
5 0.7%
California share of Jiovani's total US births 11.0%
Even split

76 of 690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jiovani?
Jiovani has been given to 690 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,506 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #4,774 of 13,930. 37 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Jiovani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiovani ranks #6,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,774 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jiovani most popular?
Jiovani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jiovani most popular?
The top states for the name Jiovani are California (76 births), Texas (59 births), Florida (25 births).
How long has the name Jiovani been used?
The SSA has tracked Jiovani since 1988 -- 38 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jiovani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jiovanni, Jionni, Jiovanny, Jiovany, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jiovani's data

  • Jiovani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (242 total births) through the 2020s (141) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Jiovanis (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jiovani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jiovani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.