How Many People Are Named Joani?
An estimated 522 people in the United States have the first name Joani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Joani peaked in popularity in 1960 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joani as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
522
About 1 in 656,618 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1960
24 births
Total Registered
609
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joani
Joani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 609 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joani as a female name
Ranked #16,300 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (24 births)
Joani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joani span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 156 babies were registered. Joani has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joani by Decade
How has Joani tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joani by State
Joani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Joani
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Joani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joani?
We estimate approximately 522 people named Joani are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 656,618 Americans share this first name.
Is Joani a common name?
Joani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 609 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joani most popular?
Joani reached peak popularity in 1960, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joani is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joani a female name?
Joani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joani Smith, Joani Johnson, Joani Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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