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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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—
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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 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedNHWashington: #367 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,351 girlsWAIdaho: #173 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 629 girlsIDMontana: #180 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 699 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #299 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,343 girlsMNIllinois: #522 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,922 girlsILWisconsin: #426 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,652 girlsWIMichigan: #497 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,961 girlsMINew York: #855 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 11,353 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedRIOregon: #318 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,872 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedSDIowa: #180 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 914 girlsIAIndiana: #269 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,658 girlsINOhio: #449 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,348 girlsOHPennsylvania: #386 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,119 girlsPANew Jersey: #741 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,652 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #549 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,394 girlsCAUtah: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsUTColorado: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,945 girlsCONebraska: #194 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 993 girlsNEMissouri: #459 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,111 girlsMOKentucky: #436 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,993 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedWVVirginia: #512 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,492 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedNMKansas: #225 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsKSArkansas: #346 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsARTennessee: #418 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,645 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #468 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,364 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #515 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,788 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedMSAlabama: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,729 girlsALGeorgia: #423 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,423 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedHITexas: #501 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,479 girlsTXFlorida: #631 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,035 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#173 · 1 in 629
  2. Montana#180 · 1 in 699
  3. Iowa#180 · 1 in 914
  4. Nebraska#194 · 1 in 993
  5. Kansas#225 · 1 in 1,062

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#17371 in 629
Iowa#180221 in 914
Montana#18061 in 699
Nebraska#194101 in 993
Kansas#225131 in 1,062
Utah#24581 in 1,129
Indiana#269241 in 1,658
Minnesota#299121 in 2,343
Oregon#31871 in 1,872
Colorado#33881 in 1,945
Arkansas#34661 in 2,166
Washington#367101 in 2,351
Pennsylvania#386271 in 3,119
Tennessee#41881 in 3,645
Georgia#423111 in 3,423
Wisconsin#42671 in 4,652
Kentucky#43661 in 3,993
Ohio#449191 in 4,348
Missouri#45981 in 4,111
Alabama#46771 in 3,729
North Carolina#46891 in 4,364
Michigan#497141 in 4,961
Texas#501271 in 3,479
Virginia#51261 in 5,492
Louisiana#51581 in 3,788
Illinois#522171 in 4,922
California#549351 in 4,394
Florida#63171 in 6,035
New Jersey#74151 in 9,652
New York#855121 in 11,353
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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 1968

girls
#481
399 births · 1 in 4,111 girls
boys
#2,576
11 births · 1 in 157,998 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #481Joni399

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #2,576Joni11
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 4,111 of them was named Joni, which outranked 94.1% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joni
  1. #478Trudy404
  2. #479Ida401
  3. #480Thelma400
  4. #481Joni399
  5. #481Deidre399
  6. #481Nikki399
  7. #484Bertha396
  8. #484Shelli396
  9. #486Nichelle395

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 157,998 of them was named Joni, which outranked 45.7% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joni
  1. #2,445Yaakov12
  2. #2,445Yusef12
  3. #2,445Yvonne12
  4. #2,576Joni11
  5. #2,576Aidan11
  6. #2,576Aj11
  7. #2,576Albin11
  8. #2,735Adolf10
  9. #2,735Amando10
  10. #2,735Andrei10

Tied with 158 names at #2,576; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →