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Jovanni

Boy

Meaning of Jovanni: Hebrew: 'God is gracious'

Jovanni is a boy's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1122nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1122

191 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,027

First recorded 1978 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 22 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 55 babies1990: 77 babies19901991: 79 babies1992: 67 babies1993: 91 babies1994: 83 babies1995: 102 babies1996: 113 babies1997: 98 babies1998: 114 babies1999: 120 babies2000: 127 babies20002001: 161 babies2002: 163 babies2003: 182 babies2004: 195 babies2005: 253 babies2006: 273 babies2007: 255 babies2008: 228 babies2009: 297 babies2010: 267 babies20102011: 257 babies2012: 316 babies2013: 254 babies2014: 224 babies2015: 189 babies2016: 188 babies2017: 212 babies2018: 202 babies2019: 230 babies2020: 224 babies20202021: 252 babies2022: 278 babies2023: 260 babies2024: 193 babies2025: 191 babies
US babies named Jovanni per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 316.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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