Joani
Joani is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Joani Blank (1937–2016), American sex educator Joani Reid, Scottish politician Joani Tremblay, Canadian painter
Meaning & Origin of Joani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Joani is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Joani Blank (1937–2016), American sex educator Joani Reid, Scottish politician Joani Tremblay, Canadian painter
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The Story of Joani
Joani first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1945, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 24 Joanis were born — ranking #2,431 that year. As of 2026, Joani ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 609 Joanis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Joani
Joani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 609 births in the dataset. Joani's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #2,431. Use the chart and map above to compare Joani'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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