Joni Girl
How popular is Joni?
#1,796 girl name in 2025
112 baby girls were named Joni in the US in 2025, making it the 1796th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
Joni popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,796 for girls (▲ 74 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 112 girls, 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+138% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,389 in 2015, #2,216 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1956 (1,576 girls) |
| Highest rank | #204 in 1956 |
| First recorded | 1930 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 14% boys, 86% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Joni counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joni family of names ranked #1,258 for girls in 2025 (#1,261 the year before), with 141 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Joni is most popular
Babies named Joni per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 0.2 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (66 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 girls)
Joni by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 93 | #1,703 |
| 1940s | 435 | #1,105 |
| 1950s | 9,218 | #204 |
| 1960s | 8,274 | #230 |
| 1970s | 4,213 | #333 |
| 1980s | 4,166 | #319 |
| 1990s | 919 | #1,050 |
| 2000s | 463 | #2,254 |
| 2010s | 488 | #2,632 |
| 2020s | 546 | #1,796 |
Girl names about as popular as Joni
Questions
- Is Joni a boy or girl name?
- Joni is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 86% of babies named Joni were girls.
- How popular is the name Joni?
- 112 baby girls were named Joni in the US in 2025, making it the 1796th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
- When was Joni most popular?
- Joni peaked in 1956, when 1,576 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #204 in 1956.
- How many people are named Joni?
- 29,502 babies have been named Joni in the US since 1880. We estimate about 26,395 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
- Where is Joni most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Joni was most common in Oregon, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.