Jonni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jonni is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jonni mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Joni; pet form of Joan
“God is gracious”
The singer Joni Mitchell, born Roberta Joan Anderson, made this pet form of Joan well known.
Meaning borrowed from Joni. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jonni a girl's or a boy's name?
Jonni is a girls' name.
How popular is Jonni in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1957, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1943.
Half of all the girls named Jonni in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jonni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 20 | #3,982 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 22 | #3,110 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,276 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 24 | #2,856 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,781 |
| 1966 | 19 | #2,838 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 23 | #2,599 |
| 1963 | 21 | #2,703 |
| 1962 | 25 | #2,413 |
| 1961 | 31 | #2,116 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,211 |
| 1959 | 30 | #2,053 |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,907 |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,704 |
| 1956 | 35 | #1,795 |
| 1955 | 23 | #2,279 |
| 1954 | 25 | #2,121 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,693 |
| 1950 | 17 | #2,435 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,596 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,860 |
Names like Jonni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joni Michelle Heidi Jamie Noemi Danielle Janelle Jana Jessica Mia Ana Jordan
Names related to Jonni
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jonni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jonni, updated 20 October 2026.