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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #366 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,186 girlsMNIllinois: #637 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,586 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedWIMichigan: #544 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,124 girlsMINew York: #1,443 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,395 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #235 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsIAIndiana: #430 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,700 girlsINOhio: #388 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,294 girlsOHPennsylvania: #534 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,234 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,136 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 12,038 girlsCAUtah: #162 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 786 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedCONebraska: #226 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsNEMissouri: #266 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsMOKentucky: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsKYWest Virginia: #290 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsWVVirginia: #376 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,852 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedDEArizona: #589 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,221 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedNMKansas: #271 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,698 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedARTennessee: #394 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #343 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,435 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #496 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,527 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Joni, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #272 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsOKLouisiana: #286 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,708 girlsLAMississippi: #415 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,507 girlsMSAlabama: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,154 girlsALGeorgia: #397 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,746 girlsGAHawaii: #279 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsHITexas: #601 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 4,658 girlsTXFlorida: #450 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,246 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#162 · 1 in 786
  2. Nebraska#226 · 1 in 1,301
  3. Iowa#235 · 1 in 1,481
  4. Missouri#266 · 1 in 1,844
  5. Kansas#271 · 1 in 1,698

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#162191 in 786
Nebraska#22681 in 1,301
Iowa#235121 in 1,481
Missouri#266171 in 1,844
Kansas#27191 in 1,698
Oklahoma#272131 in 1,590
Hawaii#27951 in 1,053
Louisiana#286181 in 1,708
West Virginia#29051 in 1,997
Kentucky#31791 in 2,438
North Carolina#343141 in 2,435
Alabama#348101 in 2,154
Minnesota#36691 in 3,186
Virginia#376111 in 2,852
Ohio#388211 in 3,294
Tennessee#39491 in 3,049
Georgia#397131 in 2,746
Mississippi#41561 in 2,507
Indiana#43091 in 3,700
Florida#450191 in 3,246
South Carolina#49651 in 3,527
Pennsylvania#534131 in 5,234
Michigan#544111 in 5,124
Arizona#58951 in 4,221
Texas#601281 in 4,658
Illinois#637131 in 5,586
California#1,136161 in 12,038
New York#1,44361 in 17,395
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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 1984

girls
#519
374 births · 1 in 4,502 girls
boys
#5,561
6 births · 1 in 300,808 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #519Joni374

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #5,561Joni6
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 4,502 of them was named Joni, which outranked 95.7% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joni
  1. #516Lana376
  2. #516Melisa376
  3. #518Lacie375
  4. #519Joni374
  5. #519Darcy374
  6. #521Casandra372
  7. #521Cathy372
  8. #523Kyla369

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

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 300,808 of them was named Joni, which outranked 24.2% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joni
  1. #4,973Zenon7
  2. #4,973Zeus7
  3. #4,973Zubair7
  4. #5,561Joni6
  5. #5,561Aaryn6
  6. #5,561Abdulaziz6
  7. #5,561Abdur6
  8. #6,315Abbott5
  9. #6,315Abdel5
  10. #6,315Abdon5

Tied with 753 names at #5,561; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →