Given name
Jovanni
Jovanni is a masculine given name from Spanish, ultimately from Italian. It is used in English and Spanish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jovanni is a variant of Jovan. An origin associated with Jovan is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Jovanni developed from Giovanni.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jovanni is a variant of Jovan. The history of Jovan gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Jovan is a name for Jupiter, the supreme god.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jovanni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,027
- 6,835 boys · 192 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 316 babies
- 2025
- 191
- #1,118 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 98% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 191 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,118 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 316 in 2012. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (36). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,690 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jovanni’s family of names
In English usage, Jovanni developed from the Italian form Giovanni. Jovanni has a related form in Jovan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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