US rank #1172 Boys' name Peak 2009 7,185 births

Jovani — #1172 US boys' name

7,185 babies named Jovani in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s3121990s11622000s26062010s22152020s872
#1172
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Jovani was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

346 babies were named Jovani in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovani

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,185 babies named Jovani between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jovani currently holds the #1172 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 346 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,606 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jovani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,598 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jovani in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 7,185 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jovani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,185

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2009

346 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,172

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jovani popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
346
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420182012200620001994198819821974 5

Jovani popularity over time — girls

135 total births recorded since 1980 (Jovani as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 135 births
468101214 2023202020051996199319901980 6

Jovani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,606 births that decade — 36% of Jovani's all-time total
1970s181980s3121990s11622000s26062010s22152020s872

Jovani by state

Where Jovani concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jovani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,598 22.2%
#2 Texas
931 13.0%
#3 Florida
651 9.1%
#4 New York
435 6.1%
#5 Illinois
431 6.0%
#6 Arizona
212 3.0%
#7 New Jersey
164 2.3%
#8 Massachusetts
158 2.2%
California share of Jovani's total US births 22.2%
Even split

1,598 of 7,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Jovani appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovani?
7,185 babies have been named Jovani since 1974. It currently ranks #1172 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 346 births.
When was Jovani most popular?
Jovani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,606 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jovani most popular?
The top states for the name Jovani are California (1,598 births), Texas (931 births), Florida (651 births).
How long has the name Jovani been used?
Jovani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jovani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jovan, Jovanni, Jovanny, Jovany, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.