Jovannie
A masculine name of Italian origin meaning "Jehovah has been gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 338 living Americans carry the first name Jovannie. It is a predominantly male name (96.8% of registrations). The average person named Jovannie today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jovannie births was 2010 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jovannie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
338
~ 1 in 1,014,066 Americans
Peak year
2010
20 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2023 SSA rank
#11,476
Tracked since 1984
Census
Jovannie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 366 people with the first name Jovannie, which placed it at #25,756 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,756
National first-name rank
People counted
366
366 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
79.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jovannie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jovannie is Hispanic at 79.0%. The next largest groups are Black (12.6%) and White (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jovannie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jovannie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino79.0% · 289
- Black or African American12.6% · 46
- White3.6% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 12
- Two or more races1.1% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Jovannie
Jovannie leans heavily male at 96.8% of total registrations, but 11 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jovannie as a male name
- Ranked #11,476 in 2023
- 6 male births in 2023
- Peak: 2010 (20 births)
Jovannie as a female name
- Ranked #12,821 in 1997
- 6 female births in 1997
- Peak: 1997 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jovannie leans strongly male. 314 people counted with this name were male (84.6%), compared with 57 female bearers (15.4%).
Popularity
Jovannie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jovannie from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 131 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jovannie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jovannie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jovannies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jovannie
The given name Jovannie has its origins in the Italian language, with roots that can be traced back to the Renaissance period in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is a variation of the name Giovanni, which is the Italian equivalent of the name John, derived from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Graced by God."
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Jovannie can be found in Italian Renaissance literature, particularly in the works of renowned poets and writers from that era. It is believed that the name gained popularity among the Italian nobility and upper classes during the Renaissance, as they sought to revive and embrace the classical traditions of ancient Greek and Roman cultures.
In terms of historical figures bearing the name Jovannie, one notable individual was Jovannie Boccaccio, an Italian poet and scholar who lived from 1313 to 1375. He is best known for his literary masterpiece, the Decameron, a collection of novellas that provide a vivid portrayal of life in 14th-century Italy.
Another prominent figure was Jovannie Bellini, an Italian Renaissance painter who lived from 1430 to 1516. He is celebrated for his exceptional skill in portraiture and his innovative use of color and light in his religious paintings, which heavily influenced the Venetian school of painting.
In the realm of music, Jovannie Pierluigi da Palestrina, an Italian Renaissance composer and music theorist, made significant contributions to the development of sacred music during his lifetime, which spanned from 1525 to 1594. His compositions, including masses and motets, are considered among the finest examples of Renaissance polyphony.
Moving forward in time, Jovannie Battista Tiepolo, an Italian painter and printmaker from the 18th century, left a lasting legacy with his grand frescoes and oil paintings, which adorned churches and palaces throughout Europe. He lived from 1696 to 1770 and is renowned for his masterful use of color and his depictions of mythological and allegorical scenes.
Lastly, Jovannie Agnelli, an Italian businessman and principal shareholder of the Fiat automotive company, played a pivotal role in the expansion and success of the company during his lifetime, which spanned from 1866 to 1945. His leadership and vision helped establish Fiat as a global automotive powerhouse.
People
Jovannie + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jovannie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jovannie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 338 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jovannie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,014,066 US residents.
Is Jovannie a common name?
We classify Jovannie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 344 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jovannie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jovannie was 2010, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jovannie is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jovannie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 366 people with the name Jovannie, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,756 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jovannie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jovannie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jovannie leans strongly male. 314 people counted with this name were male (84.6%), compared with 57 female bearers (15.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jovannie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jovannie is Hispanic at 79.0%. The next largest groups are Black (12.6%) and White (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jovannie most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jovannie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.0% (289 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jovannie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jovannie a male name?
Yes, 96.8% of people registered as Jovannie in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jovannie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jovannie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jovannie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Jovannie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.