Jovanny
A masculine name derived from the Latin name Joannes or Johannes.
Name Census estimates that about 4,758 living Americans carry the first name Jovanny. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jovanny today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jovanny births was 2006 (253 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jovanny. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jovanny with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
4.8K
~ 1 in 72,037 Americans
Peak year
2006
253 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,485
Tracked since 1979
Census
Jovanny in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,141 people with the first name Jovanny, which placed it at #4,481 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
#4,481
National first-name rank
People counted
4.1K
4,141 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jovanny
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jovanny is Hispanic at 95.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.0%) and Black (1.9%). 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 Jovanny 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 Jovanny at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.3% · 3,947
- White2.0% · 82
- Black or African American1.9% · 78
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 24
- Two or more races0.2% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Jovanny
Out of the 4,832 babies given the name Jovanny since 1880, 99.7% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Jovanny as a male name
- Ranked #2,485 in 2024
- 55 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (253 births)
Jovanny as a female name
- Ranked #14,788 in 1997
- 5 female births in 1997
- Peak: 1992 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jovanny leans strongly male. 4,047 people counted with this name were male (97.8%), compared with 91 female bearers (2.2%).
Popularity
Jovanny: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jovanny from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,965 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
Jovanny 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 Jovanny during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jovannys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 23 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Jovanny, while Rhode Island, Minnesota, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 156 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jovanny
The name Jovanny is a masculine given name derived from the Latin name Johannes, which originated from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "God is merciful." The name Johannes was later adapted into various European languages, including Spanish, where it became Juan. Jovanny is a Spanish variant of Juan, with the addition of the suffix "-nny" or "-ny."
The earliest recorded use of the name Jovanny can be traced back to the late 15th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. As Spanish explorers and settlers arrived in the New World, they brought with them their language, culture, and naming traditions, including the name Jovanny.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Jovanny was Jovanny Díaz, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Another early figure was Jovanny Garcés, a Spanish missionary and explorer who traveled through the southwestern United States in the late 18th century.
In the 19th century, Jovanny Blanco was a prominent Venezuelan poet and writer, born in 1832. He is known for his works that celebrated Venezuelan culture and landscapes.
In the 20th century, Jovanny Ariza was a Colombian painter and artist, born in 1914. He was renowned for his vibrant and colorful depictions of Colombian rural life and landscapes.
Another notable figure was Jovanny Hilario, a Dominican baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and the Montreal Expos in the 1970s and 1980s.
The name Jovanny has also been found in various religious texts and historical records throughout the centuries, reflecting its widespread use among Spanish-speaking populations around the world.
People
Jovanny + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jovanny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jovanny: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jovanny?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,758 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jovanny 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 72,037 US residents.
Is Jovanny a common name?
We classify Jovanny as "Rare". It ranks above 96.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,832 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jovanny most popular?
The single biggest year for Jovanny was 2006, when 253 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jovanny is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jovanny in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,141 people with the name Jovanny, or 1.37 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,481 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 Jovanny 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 Jovanny?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jovanny leans strongly male. 4,047 people counted with this name were male (97.8%), compared with 91 female bearers (2.2%). 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 Jovanny?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jovanny is Hispanic at 95.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.0%) and Black (1.9%). 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 Jovanny most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jovanny in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.3% (3,947 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 Jovanny in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jovanny a male name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Jovanny 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 Jovanny still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jovanny 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 Jovanny 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 many Americans are named Jovanny?
Want to know how many Americans are named Jovanny? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.