Is Joni a boy or girl name?
Joni is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 106 girls and 18 boys were named Joni, so 85.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.7% of the 29,372 US babies named Joni were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,309
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,882
- Babies named Joni since 1930
- 29,372
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 1,584 babies
Boys and girls named Joni, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 435 | 98.9% |
| 1950s | 44 | 9,218 | 99.5% |
| 1960s | 59 | 8,274 | 99.3% |
| 1970s | 69 | 4,213 | 98.4% |
| 1980s | 65 | 4,166 | 98.5% |
| 1990s | 112 | 919 | 89.1% |
| 2000s | 130 | 463 | 78.1% |
| 2010s | 128 | 488 | 79.2% |
| 2020s | 58 | 433 | 88.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,309 | 106 | #1,882 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,489 | 81 | #2,277 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,296 | 85 | #2,217 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,485 | 80 | #2,297 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,451 | 81 | #2,229 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,272 | 66 | #2,637 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,517 | 62 | #2,764 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,653 | 58 | #2,883 |
| 2016 | 19 | #5,032 | 62 | #2,780 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,498 | 47 | #3,407 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,839 | 50 | #3,250 |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,064 | 31 | #4,582 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,133 | 47 | #3,437 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,788 | 34 | #4,294 |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,181 | 31 | #4,666 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,941 | 43 | #3,702 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,244 | 43 | #3,741 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,103 | 37 | #4,163 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,116 | 44 | #3,588 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,404 | 36 | #3,989 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,684 | 33 | #4,216 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,208 | 52 | #2,930 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,554 | 48 | #3,034 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,517 | 58 | #2,614 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,109 | 69 | #2,266 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,260 | 48 | #2,826 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,640 | 56 | #2,475 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,459 | 56 | #2,374 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,234 | 65 | #2,114 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,651 | 83 | #1,751 |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,007 | 90 | #1,668 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,556 | 103 | #1,525 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,050 | 119 | #1,385 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,344 | 129 | #1,294 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,116 | 170 | #1,053 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 177 | #980 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,099 | 229 | #805 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 244 | #741 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,307 | 300 | #623 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,196 | 308 | #614 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,948 | 374 | #520 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,006 | 465 | #442 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,303 | 588 | #392 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,192 | 724 | #327 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,505 | 757 | #320 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,097 | 660 | #352 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 656 | #333 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,320 | 580 | #370 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,374 | 586 | #359 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,993 | 380 | #486 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,926 | 266 | #596 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,571 | 231 | #650 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,195 | 221 | #674 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,657 | 289 | #598 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,080 | 344 | #545 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,163 | 337 | #536 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,661 | 399 | #482 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,110 | 446 | #447 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,372 | 588 | #377 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,887 | 717 | #339 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,444 | 935 | #303 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,089 | #273 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,344 | 1,110 | #268 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,267 | #247 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,852 | 1,386 | #230 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,794 | 1,359 | #232 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,727 | 1,422 | #217 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,535 | #214 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,082 | 1,576 | #204 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,450 | #212 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,094 | 917 | #281 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,810 | 757 | #297 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,997 | 81 | #1,050 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,980 | 74 | #1,086 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,339 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,186 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,277 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,112 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,298 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,343 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,559 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,644 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,829 | 39 | #1,288 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,142 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,139 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,761 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,724 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,046 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,976 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,302 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,627 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,733 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,851 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Joni reached #2,661 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #204 in 1956. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Joni
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.