Joni
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Joni
Iconic folk singer Joni Mitchell lends this vintage nickname a cool, bohemian feel, while the streamlined spelling feels more contemporary and confident than the sweeter, cosier Joanie. While it may have disappeared from the US charts back in the 1980s, over in the nicknaming-loving UK, Joni has ranked in the Top 500 in recent years.
Joni for girls#1803 US
Used as a nickname for Joan (the feminine form of John, meaning "God is gracious"), Joni could also work as a diminutive for Joanna or Josephine. Given to 106 babies in the US in a recent year, it has serious potential to rise along with other cute and spunky retro nicknames like Sadie and Edie, Billie and Birdie.
Joni for boys#6988 US
As a male name, Joni is a nickname for Jon or Jonathan, akin to Johnny or Jonny. It's more commonly used as a girl name, where it originated as a nickname for Joan.
Pronounced JO-nee.
As of October 2026, Joni ranked #1803 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #204 in 1956, Nameberry popularity #826.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,250 | 50 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,407 | 47 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,780 | 62 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,883 | 58 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,764 | 62 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,637 | 66 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,229 | 81 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,297 | 80 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,217 | 85 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,277 | 81 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,882 | 106 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,803 | 112 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Joni for girls
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Famous Jonis
- Roberta Joan "Joni" MitchellGirl
Canadian singer,songwriter
- Joni James (born Joan Carmella Babbo)Girl
American pop singer
- Joni Kay ErnstGirl
U.S. Senator from Iowa
- Joni Eareckson TadaGirl
American Christian author and radio host
- Joni Mason Brown (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of Zac & Shelly Brown
Joni in pop culture
- Joni AllgoodGirl
character in 2010 film "The Kids Are All Right"
- Joni StaffordGirl
character on American soap "All My Children"
- Joni JeromeGirl
character in film "The Odd Life of Timothy Green"
- "Hey Joni"Girl
a song by American band Sonic Youth