Jiovani
Jiovani Nacawili Jalalon is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Meaning & Origin of Jiovani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jiovani Nacawili Jalalon is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang 5G of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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The Story of Jiovani
Jiovani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 37 Jiovanis were born — ranking #3,105 that year. As of 2026, Jiovani ranks #3,440 for baby boys with 34 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 736 Jiovanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jiovani
Jiovani is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 736 births in the dataset. Jiovani's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #3,105. Use the chart and map above to compare Jiovani's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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