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By Madison Dresler · Sep 2026

JOE-nee

Joni

OriginEnglish
Meaning"God is gracious"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Joni as a boy's name

About Joni

Variation of Jane

Pronounced JOE-nee. 2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Joni ranked #1803 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #204 in 1956, Nameberry popularity #664.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#3,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,2505028
2015#3,4074726.3
2016#2,7806235
2017#2,8835833.6
2018#2,7646236.4
2019#2,6376639.3
2020#2,2298150.1
2021#2,2978048.8
2022#2,2178551.8
2023#2,2778150.5
2024#1,88210665.4
2025#1,80311269.7
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#383🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England#664🫐 Nameberry#803❄️ Unique

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  • Joni James (born Joan Carmella Babbo)

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  • Joni Kay Ernst

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  • Joni Eareckson Tada

    American Christian author and radio host

  • Joni Mason Brown (b. 2011)

    daughter of Zac & Shelly Brown

Joni in pop culture

  • Joni Allgood

    character in 2010 film "The Kids Are All Right"

  • Joni Stafford

    character on American soap "All My Children"

  • Joni Jerome

    character in film "The Odd Life of Timothy Green"

  • "Hey Joni"

    a song by American band Sonic Youth

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