Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jovanny is a variant of Jovan. An origin associated with Jovan is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jovanny 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
Jovanny through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,890
- 4,874 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 253 babies
- 2025
- 57
- #2,407 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 57 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,407 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 253 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,138 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.
Jovanny’s family of names
Jovanny has a related form in Jovan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Jovanny
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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