Boys' name · since 1974
Jovani
7,355 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.
- #1,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,207 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,355
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
7,355 babies have been named Jovani since 1974, making it today's #1207 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovani has been recorded 7,355 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #1207 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #1,431 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,207 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,355 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovani ranks #1,431 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,207 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,355 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,207 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,355
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jovani's 7,355 recorded births place it above 96.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jovani compares
7,355 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Jovani's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jovani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,355 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 346 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jovani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jovani splits its recorded history at 2001: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 346 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jovani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 346
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jovani popularity over time - girls
135 total births recorded since 1980 (Jovani as girls' name)
Jovani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,606 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Jovani's strongest decade.
2,606 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jovani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 312
1980s
312 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,162 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,606 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,216 births
- 2020s 1,041
2020s
1,041 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,606 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jovani 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 Jovani's total volume
Jovani by state
Where Jovani concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,617 | 22.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 964 | 13.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 668 | 9.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 443 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 436 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 218 | 3.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 169 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 166 | 2.3% |
1,617 of 7,355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Jovani appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jovani's data
- Jovani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,606 total births) through the 2020s (1,041) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jovanis (1,617 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 Jovani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
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, 1974–2025 (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 Jovani 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.