Given name
Jovina
“daughter of the sky”
Jovina is a variant of Jovana. In Spanish use, Jovana carries the interpretation “daughter of the sky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jovina is a variant of Jovana. In Spanish use, Jovana carries the interpretation “daughter of the sky.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jovina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 0 boys · 69 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,493 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,493 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 308 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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