Given name
Yovani
“God is gracious”
Yovani is a variant of Yovanny. In English use, Yovanny carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yovani is a variant of Yovanny. In English use, Yovanny carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yovani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,107
- 2,091 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 115 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,448 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,448 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 115 in 2005. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,247 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.
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 Yovani
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