Jovany
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hoh-VAH-nee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #2,718 for boys
Jovany is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Jovany mean?
Hebrew: Spanish-style spelling of Giovanni (John)
“God is gracious”
A Spanish-influenced spelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John.
Is Jovany a girl's or a boy's name?
Jovany is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jovany in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Jovany, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,657th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 243 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Jovany in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 463 boys in the US were given Jovany or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #588, up from #2,718 for this spelling alone.
Jovany in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 51 | #2,551 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,657 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,524 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,305 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,036 |
| 2014 | 83 | #1,794 |
| 2013 | 95 | #1,612 |
| 2012 | 126 | #1,346 |
| 2011 | 169 | #1,097 |
| 2010 | 191 | #1,017 |
| 2009 | 195 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 220 | #924 |
| 2007 | 217 | #912 |
| 2006 | 243 | #834 |
| 2005 | 226 | #828 |
| 2004 | 202 | #866 |
| 2003 | 214 | #815 |
| 2002 | 166 | #961 |
| 2001 | 189 | #848 |
| 2000 | 150 | #984 |
| 1999 | 150 | #959 |
| 1998 | 144 | #960 |
| 1997 | 120 | #1,056 |
| 1996 | 125 | #997 |
| 1995 | 119 | #1,013 |
| 1994 | 93 | #1,188 |
| 1993 | 91 | #1,164 |
| 1992 | 109 | #1,046 |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,196 |
| 1990 | 91 | #1,125 |
| 1989 | 58 | #1,428 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,758 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,904 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
Nicknames for Jovany
- Jovi 25 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jovany
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Josiah Jeremy Zachary Jacoby Joshua Jonah Isaiah Jordy Elijah Jordan Malachi Jacob
Other spellings of Jovany
Names related to Jovany
More Hebrew names
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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, “Jovany: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jovany, updated 20 October 2026.