Joni is a distinctive choice, ranked #381 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Joni in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#381
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About the Name Joni
Joni is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 272 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #490 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Joni is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Joni in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Joni
Joni Anwar — Joni Anwar, also known as Joni Raptor, is a Thai singer and actor.
Joni Adamson — Joni Adamson is an American literary and cultural theorist.
Joni Ernst — Joni Kay Ernst is an American politician and retired military officer serving since 2015 as the junior United States senator from Iowa.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Joni
Unlikely. With around 111 UK babies named Joni per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Joni in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Joni is at its highest recorded position — #381 in 2025, with 111 births. In 2020 it ranked #765.
Joni is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Joni include: Joni Anwar, Joni Adamson and Joni Ernst. Short summaries for each appear below.
Joni does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jonis in the wild.
111
UK babies named Joni (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 384 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Joni
Almost certainly the only Joni in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Joni
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Joni Eareckson Tada is an American evangelical Christian author, radio host, artist, and founder of Joni PTL, Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community".