Jonie
Jonie was the 11369th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1841st with 58 babies. More babies were named Jonie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Joni) pet form of Joan · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #11,369 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197958 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,290babies recorded
What does the name Jonie mean?
Jonie is a spelling of Joni, pronounced the same way, so it shares Joni's meaning and origin.
Joni is commonly used as a pet form of Joan, according to Wiktionary, and has been given as a full name. Joan is the medieval English form of the Latin Johanna, the feminine of John, from the Hebrew name meaning "God is gracious". The singer Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson) made it well known. Joni was most popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.
Johanna (Latin, “feminine of Johannes (John)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Joan, Joanie, Jonie, Joanna.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Joni', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Joan', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Joni (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Jonie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 44 since 1912.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,369 | 8 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #12,396 | 7 |
| 1990 | #5,663 | 16 |
| 1980 | #2,167 | 47 |
| 1970 | #3,936 | 15 |
| 1960 | #2,607 | 22 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jonie, counting every spelling?
Jonie is a spelling of Joni, a name family that ranked #1,120 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,369 for Jonie on its own. Together these spellings went to 199 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joni | 112 | #1,803 | 465 |
| Joanie | 63 | #2,731 | 239 |
| Jonnie | 16 | #6,969 | 65 |
| Jonni | — | — | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jonie?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jonie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jonie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jonie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jonie?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Jonie are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 43 and 63. That makes Jonie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jonie by state
How common Jonie was among girls born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jonie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jonie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jonie
What does Jonie mean?
Jonie is a spelling of Joni, which means “pet form of Joan” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jonie?
Jonie was the 11369th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1841st with 58 babies. More babies were named Jonie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Jonie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jonie in the US.
Where was Jonie most popular?
In 1977–1981, Jonie was most common in North Carolina (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Alabama.