How popular is the name Jovanni?

Jovanni ranks 981st among boys' names in US records, with 11,828 births since 1978. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,908.

Is Jovanni a unisex name?

No. Jovanni is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2012, when 477 children were given the name. It has been in use for 47 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Jovanny, Joevanni, Joevanny, Johvanny. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#981 of boy names

Pronounced JH OW1 V AE1 N IY0 (ARPABET)

Jovanni is a boys' name, and first appears in 1978. It has been given to 11,828 children — the 981st most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 37% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2012, when 477 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Jovanny, Joevanni, Joevanny and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

2012Boys: 477Girls: 0

These spellings sound identical to Jovanni and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Jovanni?: Jovanni ranks 981st among boys' names in US records, with 11,828 births since 1978. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,908.
Is Jovanni a unisex name?: No. Jovanni is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jovanni most popular?: 2012, when 477 children were given the name. It has been in use for 47 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Jovanni spelled?: Jovanny, Joevanni, Joevanny, Johvanny. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.