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Name meaning & stats

Joni

Joni means “God is gracious” (French origin). 29,409 US babies since 1940, peak 1956.

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What it means

“God is gracious”

FrenchPet form of Joan

In US birth records

Peak year: 1956

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29,409 US babies were named Joni between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Joni (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 76% of the family

  • Joni 76%
  • Jonnie 14%
  • Jonni 3%
  • Jonie 3%
  • Johnnye 1%
  • Johnni 1%
  • Johni 1%
  • Jonay <1%
  • Jonai <1%
  • Johnay <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1956)