Meaning of the nameJoni
- Male
- Jo-ni
Joni is a spelling of the name Jhony.
Meaning
The meaning of Joni is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,969
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,930
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,148
- people
Joni in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joni, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (877 people).
85 women 2,884 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Joni is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joni in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 651 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 592 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 401 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 277 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 268 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 134 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 100 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 91 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 61 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Joni
It drops the H and ends in I; it has records in the 2022 Census going back to people born in the 1940s and, proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
About the name Jhony
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Johnny, Jhonny, Johny, Jonny, Jhoni, Joni and Jony among the spelling variants of Jhony. Johnny, according to Wiktionary, is John plus the suffix -y, and John comes from Biblical Hebrew Yôḥānān, perhaps contracted from Yəhōḥānān, 'God is gracious'. The origin of the spelling Jhony, with an H after the J, is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,920 people named Jhony, the most common spelling of the group, with a median age of 26. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Other spellings of Jhony
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jhony · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jhony · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Johnny · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: John · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Joni
What does the name Joni mean?
The meaning of Joni is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Joni in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,969 people with the first name Joni, which ranks it number 3,930 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joni a boy's or a girl's name?
Joni is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 85 women and 2,884 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joni most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Joni (651 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Joni?
Jhony, Jhonny, Johnny, Jonny, Jony and Jhoni and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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