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Joni

Girl

Meaning of Joni: Hebrew: 'God is gracious'

Joni is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1611th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 493rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1611

124 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#493

80 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

29,502

First recorded 1930 · peak 1956

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 731 babies1982: 595 babies1983: 475 babies1984: 380 babies1985: 318 babies1986: 306 babies1987: 244 babies1988: 236 babies1989: 177 babies1990: 178 babies19901991: 143 babies1992: 130 babies1993: 113 babies1994: 106 babies1995: 96 babies1996: 75 babies1997: 67 babies1998: 67 babies1999: 58 babies2000: 80 babies20002001: 71 babies2002: 61 babies2003: 61 babies2004: 51 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 53 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 58 babies2009: 58 babies2010: 38 babies20102011: 46 babies2012: 61 babies2013: 45 babies2014: 62 babies2015: 60 babies2016: 81 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 75 babies2019: 74 babies2020: 94 babies20202021: 89 babies2022: 92 babies2023: 92 babies2024: 125 babies2025: 124 babies
US babies named Joni per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 731.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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