Joni
Girl · JOH-nee · Hebrew
Joni is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 368th for girls in the UK (130 babies) and 1,796th for girls in the US (112 babies).
What does Joni mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Joan
“God is gracious”
The singer Joni Mitchell, born Roberta Joan Anderson, made this pet form of Joan well known.
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Is Joni a girl's or a boy's name?
Joni is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 130 girls in the UK and 112 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Joni in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 130about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 130 girls in the UK were named Joni, making it the 368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 691st.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Joni of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Joni in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 171 girls in the UK were given Joni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #301, up from #368 for this spelling alone.
- Joni 130
- Joanie 41
Among girls in 2025, it was 381st in England and Wales, 256th in Scotland and 290th in Northern Ireland.
Joni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 130 | #368 |
| 2024 | 95 | #471 |
| 2023 | 83 | #522 |
| 2022 | 72 | #590 |
| 2021 | 85 | #533 |
| 2020 | 58 | #691 |
| 2019 | 62 | #684 |
| 2018 | 54 | #786 |
| 2017 | 58 | #754 |
| 2016 | 47 | #864 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,276 |
| 2014 | 35 | #1,080 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,365 |
| 2012 | 34 | #1,104 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,499 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,722 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Joni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,796among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 112about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 112 girls in the US were named Joni, making it the 1,796th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,216th. Its busiest year was 1956, with 1,576 girls. It first appears in the records in 1930. 12 boys were also named Joni in 2025 (6,799th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Joni than any year since 1992.
Half of all the girls named Joni in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1979, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 183 girls in the US were given Joni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,115, up from #1,796 for this spelling alone.
- Joni 112
- Joanie 63
- Jonie 8
In 2025, 90% of the babies named Joni in the US were girls.
Joni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 | #1,796 |
| 2024 | 107 | #1,870 |
| 2023 | 81 | #2,269 |
| 2022 | 85 | #2,208 |
| 2021 | 80 | #2,286 |
| 2020 | 81 | #2,216 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,632 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,743 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,873 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,761 |
| 2015 | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2014 | 50 | #3,224 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 47 | #3,418 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 43 | #3,676 |
| 2008 | 43 | #3,709 |
| 2007 | 37 | #4,130 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3,563 |
| 2005 | 36 | #3,938 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,920 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3,010 |
| 2001 | 58 | #2,596 |
| 2000 | 69 | #2,254 |
| 1999 | 48 | #2,809 |
| 1998 | 56 | #2,458 |
| 1997 | 56 | #2,357 |
| 1996 | 65 | #2,103 |
| 1995 | 83 | #1,742 |
| 1994 | 90 | #1,658 |
| 1993 | 103 | #1,516 |
| 1992 | 119 | #1,378 |
| 1991 | 129 | #1,286 |
| 1990 | 170 | #1,050 |
| 1989 | 177 | #975 |
| 1988 | 229 | #805 |
| 1987 | 244 | #741 |
| 1986 | 300 | #622 |
| 1985 | 308 | #614 |
| 1984 | 374 | #519 |
| 1983 | 465 | #442 |
| 1982 | 588 | #392 |
| 1981 | 724 | #327 |
| 1980 | 757 | #319 |
| 1979 | 660 | #352 |
| 1978 | 656 | #333 |
| 1977 | 580 | #369 |
| 1976 | 586 | #359 |
| 1975 | 380 | #486 |
| 1974 | 266 | #595 |
| 1973 | 231 | #648 |
| 1972 | 221 | #674 |
| 1971 | 289 | #597 |
| 1970 | 344 | #544 |
| 1969 | 337 | #536 |
| 1968 | 399 | #481 |
| 1967 | 446 | #447 |
| 1966 | 588 | #377 |
| 1965 | 717 | #339 |
| 1964 | 935 | #303 |
| 1963 | 1,089 | #273 |
| 1962 | 1,110 | #268 |
| 1961 | 1,268 | #247 |
| 1960 | 1,385 | #230 |
| 1959 | 1,359 | #232 |
| 1958 | 1,422 | #217 |
| 1957 | 1,535 | #214 |
| 1956 | 1,576 | #204 |
| 1955 | 1,450 | #212 |
| 1954 | 917 | #281 |
| 1953 | 757 | #297 |
| 1952 | 81 | #1,045 |
| 1951 | 74 | #1,077 |
| 1950 | 47 | #1,332 |
| 1949 | 59 | #1,182 |
| 1948 | 52 | #1,266 |
| 1947 | 65 | #1,105 |
| 1946 | 45 | #1,289 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,331 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,544 |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,624 |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,278 |
| 1941 | 43 | #1,133 |
| 1940 | 41 | #1,132 |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,731 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,703 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,999 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,154 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,447 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
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