Jovanie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hoh-VAH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jovanie is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jovanie mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jovani; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Jovani. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jovanie a girl's or a boy's name?
Jovanie is a boys' name.
How popular is Jovanie in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Jovanie in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jovanie in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
Names like Jovanie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Josiah, Jake, Joshua, Jacob, Jesse, Josue, Samuel, Isaiah, Elijah, Jordan, Jonah, Jeremiah
Names related to Jovanie
Jovanni, Jovani, Jiovanni, Jovan, Jovanny, Jovany, Javonni, Jovian
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
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, “Jovanie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jovanie, updated 20 October 2026.