Jovi
A diminutive form of the Spanish name Jovita meaning "youthful" or "lively".
Name Census estimates that about 2,653 living Americans carry the first name Jovi. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 75.1% of registrations being female. The average person named Jovi today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jovi births was 2022 (300 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jovi. 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 Jovi with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jovi is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 10 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.7K
~ 1 in 129,195 Americans
Peak year
2022
300 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,061
Tracked since 1976
Census
Jovi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,522 people with the first name Jovi, which placed it at #9,229 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
#9,229
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,522 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
60.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jovi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jovi is White at 60.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.5%). 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 Jovi 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 Jovi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White60.7% · 924
- Hispanic or Latino15.1% · 230
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.5% · 175
- Two or more races6.0% · 92
- Black or African American5.8% · 89
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 12
Gender
Gender distribution for Jovi
Jovi is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 2,677 total registrations, 666 (24.9%) were male and 2,011 (75.1%) were female.
Jovi as a male name
- Ranked #2,574 in 2024
- 52 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (98 births)
Jovi as a female name
- Ranked #1,061 in 2024
- 234 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (234 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jovi on both sides of the split. Of the 1,521 people counted with this name, 386 were male (25.4%) and 1,135 were female (74.6%).
Popularity
Jovi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jovi from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 1,261 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jovi 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 Jovi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jovis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 32 states and territories. Texas, California, Utah recorded the most babies named Jovi, while New Jersey, North Dakota, Mississippi recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 34 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jovi
The name Jovi is derived from the Latin name Jovius, which is related to the Roman god Jupiter, also known as Jove. The name has its roots in ancient Roman mythology and culture, with the earliest records of its use dating back to the classical period of Ancient Rome.
During the Roman era, the name Jovius was commonly used as a surname or family name, often given to those who were born under the auspicious influence of the planet Jupiter or were devoted to the worship of Jupiter, the king of the gods. The name was also associated with qualities such as power, leadership, and authority, reflecting the characteristics attributed to the deity Jupiter.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jovi can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned a Roman senator named Jovius Celsus in the 1st century AD. Another notable figure from this period was Jovius Bassus, a Roman consul who lived in the 4th century AD.
In the Middle Ages, the name Jovi underwent various transformations and was adopted in different regions of Europe. In Italy, it evolved into the form Giovio, which was borne by the 16th-century historian and physician Paolo Giovio (1483-1552), known for his biographies of famous men.
The name also found its way into other languages, such as French, where it became Jovis or Jove. One of the most famous historical figures with this name was the French philosopher and writer François-Marie Arouet, better known by his pen name Voltaire (1694-1778), who was sometimes referred to as Jove due to his exceptional intellect and literary prowess.
In the realm of the arts, Jovi was the name of the Italian painter Jovi Lipsia (1585-1632), known for his religious works and frescoes in churches throughout Italy. Additionally, the name was borne by the 18th-century British composer and organist Jovi Jones (1735-1796), who contributed to the development of English church music.
Another notable figure with the name Jovi was the 19th-century German philosopher and writer Jovi Herder (1744-1803), who was a prominent figure in the Sturm und Drang literary movement and influenced the development of German Romanticism.
While the name Jovi has its roots in ancient Roman culture and mythology, it has been adapted and used in various forms throughout history, reflecting the diverse cultural influences and linguistic transformations that have shaped the evolution of names over time.
People
Jovi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jovi 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
Jovi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jovi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,653 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jovi 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 129,195 US residents.
Is Jovi a common name?
We classify Jovi as "Rare". It ranks above 94.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,677 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jovi most popular?
The single biggest year for Jovi was 2022, when 300 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jovi is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jovi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,522 people with the name Jovi, or 0.50 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,229 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 Jovi 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 Jovi?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jovi on both sides of the split. Of the 1,521 people counted with this name, 386 were male (25.4%) and 1,135 were female (74.6%). 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 Jovi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jovi is White at 60.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.5%). 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 Jovi most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jovi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.7% (924 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 Jovi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jovi a female name?
Yes, 75.1% of people registered as Jovi in the SSA data are female. 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 Jovi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jovi 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 Jovi 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 Jovi?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.