Jovanni is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jovanni means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jovanni across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jovanni has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jovanni is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is gracious”. A variant of Giovanni, from John.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,027 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 31 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jovanni per year, United States (1978 to 2025). United States peaked in 2012 (316/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (5/yr).
Jovanni is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2012, when it ranked #1,578 nationally (given to 316 babies that year).
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