Meaning and history
Joni is an English and Finnish feminine form related to Joan, Joanna, or Jon. In English feminine use it commonly belongs to the John family, from Hebrew Yehochanan, “Yahweh is gracious.” In Finnish, Joni is usually masculine and related to Johannes, with the same origin. The gender therefore depends on cultural context. Notable bearers include Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell and Finnish ice hockey player Joni Pitkänen.
20062006: 44 births, rank #3,564
2007: 37 births, rank #4,131
2008: 43 births, rank #3,710
2009: 43 births, rank #3,677
2010: 31 births, rank #4,608
20112011: 34 births, rank #4,244
2012: 47 births, rank #3,419
2013: 31 births, rank #4,543
2014: 50 births, rank #3,226
2015: 47 births, rank #3,389
20162016: 62 births, rank #2,761
2017: 58 births, rank #2,873
2018: 62 births, rank #2,744
2019: 66 births, rank #2,632
2020: 81 births, rank #2,216
20212021: 80 births, rank #2,286
2022: 85 births, rank #2,208
2023: 81 births, rank #2,269
2024: 107 births, rank #1,870
20252025: 112 births, rank #1,796
Joni moved from #805 to #980 for girls between 1988 and 1989. Its highest annual birth count came in 1956, with 1,576 births.