Jovi
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- JOH-vee
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,220 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,034 for girls
Jovi is a name. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 1,034th for girls in the US (241 babies).
Where does Jovi come from?
Possibly from Jove, a name of Jupiter, or a short form of Jovan
Is Jovi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jovi has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 25 boys in the UK and 241 girls and 53 boys in the US.
How popular is Jovi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,220th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 164% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Jovi, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. 7 girls were also named Jovi in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Jovi of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Jovi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22% of the babies named Jovi in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Jovi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Jovi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,034th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 241 about 1 in 6,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 241 girls in the US were named Jovi, making it the 1,034th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,559th. It first appears in the records in 1976. 53 boys were also named Jovi in 2025 (2,516th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most girls named Jovi of any year since it first appeared, in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Jovi in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 842 girls in the US were given Jovi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #394, up from #1,034 for this spelling alone.
In 1987, 30% of the babies named Jovi in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 82%, with more girls than boys since 2006.
Jovi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 241 | #1,034 |
| 2024 | 236 | #1,056 |
| 2023 | 207 | #1,164 |
| 2022 | 202 | #1,190 |
| 2021 | 172 | #1,312 |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,559 |
| 2019 | 127 | #1,655 |
| 2018 | 112 | #1,813 |
| 2017 | 79 | #2,320 |
| 2016 | 86 | #2,221 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2,471 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,920 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,869 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,679 |
| 2011 | 68 | #2,613 |
| 2010 | 56 | #3,009 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,939 |
| 2008 | 46 | #3,528 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Jovi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi, Luca, River, Avi, Aarav, Jaxon, Jenson, Levi, Ezra, Arlo, Eli, Enzo
Other spellings of Jovi
Names related to Jovi
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, “Jovi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jovi, updated 20 October 2026.