How to read the band

Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Jovani

Jovani has stayed fairly steady in American naming for generations. All-time it's been given to 24,097 U.S. babies, the 1,066th most common name by sound today, peaking at 1,088 in 2006, with 463 in 2025.

By sound, Jovani also includes the spellings Jovanni, Jovanny, Jovany. Spellings sometimes heard the same way: Giovanni, Giovani, Geovanni, Geovanny, Jiovanni.

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