Joni

#1,796 for girls in 2025, 112 births · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to girls 97.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1956 · 1,576 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
28,815
since 1930

Joni over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Joni has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #204, 1956girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,796112#6,80312
2024#1,870107#5,24118
2023#2,26981#7,28911
2022#2,20885#9,8237
2021#2,28680#8,1669
2020#2,21681#6,29613
2019#2,63266#8,8898
2018#2,74462#6,34513
2017#2,87358#5,52616
2016#2,76162#4,94319
2015#3,38947#6,32413
2014#3,22650#6,63212
2013#4,54331#5,92314
2012#3,41947#6,00114
2011#4,24434#6,57812
2010#4,60831#9,6937
2009#3,67743#5,80015
2008#3,71043#5,76715
2007#4,13137#4,99618
2006#3,56444#7,9989
2005#3,94236#6,22612
2004#4,17233#4,60218
2003#2,92352#7,2459
2002#3,01448#5,39513
2001#2,60058#5,39013
2000#2,25869#5,92011
1999#2,81248#6,04210
1998#2,46156#5,46611
1997#2,36056#5,28811
1996#2,10665#5,53510
1995#1,74683#4,50813
1994#1,66390#3,91116
1993#1,518103#5,36010
1992#1,381119#4,87211
1991#1,290129#4,00514
1990#1,052170#5,8238
1989#978177—
1988#805229#5,7517
1987#741244—
1986#622300#5,9266
1985#614308#4,05210
1984#519374#5,5616
1983#442465#3,88410
1982#392588#5,0037
1981#327724#4,9617
1980#319757#3,43012
1979#352660#4,8427
1978#333656—
1977#369580#5,8455
1976#359586#3,26411
1975#486380#2,90213
1974#595266#4,6346
1973#648231#3,4459
1972#674221#3,9637
1971#597289#4,3756
1970#544344#4,7245
1969#536337#3,9356
1968#481399#2,57611
1967#447446#2,9858
1966#377588#3,2497
1965#339717#2,7809
1964#303935#3,2827
1963#2731,089—
1962#2681,110#4,0335
1961#2471,268—
1960#2301,385#3,6656
1959#2321,359#3,6196
1958#2171,422#3,5596
1957#2141,535—
1956#2041,576#2,9698
1955#2121,450—
1954#281917#3,8275
1953#297757#2,7099
1952#1,04681#3,7345
1951#1,07874#3,7145
1950#1,33347—
1949#1,18359—
1948#1,26752—
1947#1,10665—
1946#1,29045—
1945#1,33236—
1944#1,54528—
1943#1,62527—
1942#1,27839#3,5605
1941#1,13343—
1940#1,13241—
1939#1,73120—
1938#1,70321—
1937#1,99916—
1936#2,8579—
1935#3,1568—
1934#3,4497—
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1930#3,6587—
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First appearance
1930

The first year at least five girls were named Joni! It came in at #3,658, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1931–1933, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Joni is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedAKMaine: #241 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,601 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedNHWashington: #166 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 730 girlsWAIdaho: #149 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 524 girlsIDMontana: #132 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 505 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #93 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 368 girlsNDMinnesota: #118 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 510 girlsMNIllinois: #241 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsILWisconsin: #182 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsWIMichigan: #216 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsMINew York: #352 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 3,084 girlsNYMassachusetts: #355 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,872 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedRIOregon: #145 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 633 girlsORNevada: #134 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 436 girlsNVWyoming: #97 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 341 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #134 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 503 girlsSDIowa: #110 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 483 girlsIAIndiana: #148 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 764 girlsINOhio: #177 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsOHPennsylvania: #228 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsPANew Jersey: #298 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,612 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #202 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsCAUtah: #138 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 543 girlsUTColorado: #193 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 883 girlsCONebraska: #108 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 447 girlsNEMissouri: #182 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsMOKentucky: #199 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,219 girlsKYWest Virginia: #270 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,933 girlsWVVirginia: #272 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,945 girlsVAMaryland: #355 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,335 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedDEArizona: #327 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsAZNew Mexico: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsNMKansas: #151 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 679 girlsKSArkansas: #299 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsARTennessee: #276 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,036 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #229 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #428 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,835 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #186 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 969 girlsOKLouisiana: #357 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,457 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedMSAlabama: #297 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,999 girlsALGeorgia: #242 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsGAHawaii: #208 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 739 girlsHITexas: #331 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 2,201 girlsTXFlorida: #220 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#93 · 1 in 368
  2. Wyoming#97 · 1 in 341
  3. Nebraska#108 · 1 in 447
  4. Iowa#110 · 1 in 483
  5. Minnesota#118 · 1 in 510

Best ever in a state: #71 in Nevada, 1954.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#93181 in 368
Wyoming#9781 in 341
Nebraska#108311 in 447
Iowa#110571 in 483
Minnesota#118741 in 510
Montana#132131 in 505
Nevada#13451 in 436
South Dakota#134141 in 503
Utah#138191 in 543
Oregon#145241 in 633
Indiana#148661 in 764
Idaho#149121 in 524
Kansas#151311 in 679
Washington#166391 in 730
Ohio#1771051 in 1,018
Missouri#182431 in 1,036
Wisconsin#182371 in 1,171
Oklahoma#186221 in 969
Colorado#193211 in 883
Kentucky#199271 in 1,219
California#2021551 in 1,051
Hawaii#20881 in 739
Michigan#216641 in 1,437
Florida#220361 in 1,318
Pennsylvania#228761 in 1,525
North Carolina#229331 in 1,491
Illinois#241641 in 1,660
Maine#24161 in 1,601
Georgia#242301 in 1,504
West Virginia#270101 in 1,933
Virginia#272211 in 1,945
Tennessee#276181 in 2,036
Alabama#297181 in 1,999
New Jersey#298221 in 2,612
Arkansas#29991 in 1,991
New Mexico#30871 in 1,644
Arizona#32781 in 1,755
Texas#331511 in 2,201
New York#352551 in 3,084
Maryland#35591 in 3,335
Massachusetts#355111 in 4,872
Louisiana#357161 in 2,457
South Carolina#42871 in 3,835
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Joni
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 74 spots since 2024 (#1,870 → #1,796)
  • 420 spots since 2020 (#2,216 → #1,796)
  • 1,593 spots since 2015 (#3,389 → #1,796)
  • Biggest jump: 749 spots in 1953 (#1,046 → #297)
  • Biggest drop: 173 spots in 1989 (#805 → #978)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1930
  • Peaked 1956 at #204 (1,576 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1953–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,274
  • Highest: 1 in 1,274 girls born in 1956 were named Joni (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,351 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 32.0% of all girls named Joni (9,218) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s93#1,703 (1938)#2,871
1940s435#1,106 (1947)#1,289
1950s9,218#204 (1956)#511
1960s8,274#230 (1960)#350
1970s4,213#333 (1978)#496
1980s4,166#319 (1980)#576
1990s919#1,052 (1990)#1,839
2000s463#2,258 (2000)#3,399
2010s488#2,632 (2019)#3,444
2020s546#1,796 (2025)#2,108

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Joni in 1958

girls
#217
1,422 births · 1 in 1,415 girls
boys
#3,559
6 births · 1 in 353,735 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #217Joni1,422

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #3,559Joni6
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,415 of them was named Joni, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joni
  1. #214Karla1,484
  2. #215Patsy1,453
  3. #216Marjorie1,442
  4. #217Joni1,422
  5. #218Lillian1,421
  6. #219Priscilla1,396
  7. #220Deanna1,381
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 353,735 of them was named Joni, which outranked 20.9% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joni
  1. #3,275Willliam7
  2. #3,275Wwlliam7
  3. #3,275Yehuda7
  4. #3,559Joni6
  5. #3,559Abdul6
  6. #3,559Abelino6
  7. #3,559Abie6
  8. #3,944Addis5
  9. #3,944Adger5
  10. #3,944Adolpho5

Tied with 384 names at #3,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →