Joni

Where Joni comes from

Commonly used as a diminutive of Joan.
— Wiktionary's entry for Joni
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1930
    First appearance
    #3,658 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1956
    Peak, #204
    1,576 babies named Joni — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1965
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #339.
  4. 1970
    Joni Ernst born
    American politician
  5. 1990
    Joni Kauko born
    Finnish association football player
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Joni Ernst · American politician, born 1970
  • Joni Kauko · Finnish association football player, born 1990
  • Joni Huntley · American high jumper, born 1956
  • Joni James · American singer, 1930–2022
  • Joni Pitkänen · ice hockey player, born 1983

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.