Jovani
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hoh-VAH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,204 for boys
Jovani is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 1,204th for boys in the US (168 babies).
What does Jovani mean?
Hebrew: phonetic spelling of Italian Giovanni, a form of John
“God is gracious”
A phonetic spelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, used mainly by Latin American families.
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Is Jovani a girl's or a boy's name?
Jovani is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 168 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jovani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Jovani, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jovani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were given Jovani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,855, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Jovani 6
- Jovanni 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Jovani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Jovani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,204th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 168 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 168 boys in the US were named Jovani, making it the 1,204th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,039th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 346 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Jovani in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 463 boys in the US were given Jovani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #588, up from #1,204 for this spelling alone.
In 2023, 4% of the babies named Jovani in the US were girls.
Jovani in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 | #1,204 |
| 2024 | 177 | #1,172 |
| 2023 | 148 | #1,294 |
| 2022 | 174 | #1,171 |
| 2021 | 179 | #1,135 |
| 2020 | 195 | #1,039 |
| 2019 | 170 | #1,144 |
| 2018 | 155 | #1,207 |
| 2017 | 171 | #1,121 |
| 2016 | 192 | #1,035 |
| 2015 | 215 | #958 |
| 2014 | 231 | #923 |
| 2013 | 222 | #922 |
| 2012 | 275 | #807 |
| 2011 | 292 | #768 |
| 2010 | 293 | #764 |
| 2009 | 346 | #695 |
| 2008 | 278 | #787 |
| 2007 | 288 | #764 |
| 2006 | 319 | #695 |
| 2005 | 277 | #729 |
| 2004 | 242 | #757 |
| 2003 | 224 | #782 |
| 2002 | 216 | #797 |
| 2001 | 236 | #739 |
| 2000 | 180 | #873 |
| 1999 | 155 | #938 |
| 1998 | 144 | #960 |
| 1997 | 139 | #955 |
| 1996 | 120 | #1,023 |
| 1995 | 110 | #1,066 |
| 1994 | 105 | #1,092 |
| 1993 | 118 | #1,003 |
| 1992 | 100 | #1,093 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,149 |
| 1990 | 80 | #1,221 |
| 1989 | 58 | #1,428 |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,351 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,934 |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,534 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Jovani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Levi, Josiah, Jonah, Jude, Malachi, Eli, Elijah, Tobias, Avi, Luca, Ali, Elias
Other spellings of Jovani
Names related to Jovani
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jovani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jovani, updated 20 October 2026.