US rank #1113 Boys' name Peak 2012 6,641 births

Jovanni — #1113 US boys' name

6,641 babies named Jovanni in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s1811990s8602000s21002010s23052020s1190
#1113
of 14,243 boys in use

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

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jovanni was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

315 babies were named Jovanni in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jovanni

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,641 babies named Jovanni between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jovanni currently holds the #1113 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 315 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jovanni performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,305 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jovanni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,551 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jovanni in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jovanni 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 6,641 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.

Jovanni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,641

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2012

315 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,113

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jovanni popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
315
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420182012200620001994198819821978 5

Jovanni popularity over time — girls

192 total births recorded since 1983 (Jovanni as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 192 births
46810121416 2022201720061999199519911983 9

Jovanni by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,305 births that decade — 35% of Jovanni's all-time total
1970s51980s1811990s8602000s21002010s23052020s1190

Jovanni by state

Where Jovanni concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jovanni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,551 23.4%
#2 Texas
974 14.7%
#3 Florida
564 8.5%
#4 Illinois
468 7.0%
#5 New York
387 5.8%
#6 Arizona
160 2.4%
#7 New Jersey
157 2.4%
#8 Pennsylvania
155 2.3%
California share of Jovanni's total US births 23.4%
Even split

1,551 of 6,641 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Jovanni appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jovanni?
6,641 babies have been named Jovanni since 1978. It currently ranks #1113 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 315 births.
When was Jovanni most popular?
Jovanni was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,305 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Jovanni most popular?
The top states for the name Jovanni are California (1,551 births), Texas (974 births), Florida (564 births).
How long has the name Jovanni been used?
Jovanni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jovanni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jovan, Jovani, 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, 1978–2024 (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.