Unisex name · since 1976
Jovi
Jovi has 2,257 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,037 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,257
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,257 babies have been named Jovi since 1976, making it today's #1037 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Jovi recorded 2,257 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #1037 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,037 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,257 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jovi ranks #4,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,037 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,257 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,037 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,257
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jovi's 2,257 recorded births place it above 93.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jovi compares
2,257 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jovi's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jovi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,257 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 241 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jovi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jovi splits its recorded history at 2009: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 241 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jovi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 241
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jovi popularity over time - boys
720 total births recorded since 1987 (Jovi as boys' name)
Jovi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,193 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Jovi's strongest decade.
1,193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jovi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 216
2000s
216 births
- 2010s
2010s
784 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,193 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,193 births (53% of all-time use).
How Jovi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jovi's total volume
Jovi by state
Where Jovi concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 173 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Utah | | 158 | 7.0% |
| #3 | California | | 119 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 70 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 57 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 52 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 50 | 2.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 43 | 1.9% |
173 of 2,257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Jovi appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Jovis (173 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jovi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jovi 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.