Jovica () is a masculine given name. It is a hypocoristic form of the name Jovan.
Notable people with the given name include:
Jovica Antonić (born 1966), Serbian professional basketball coach, former player Jovica Arsić (born 1968), Serbian basketball coach Jovica Blagojević (born 1998), Serbian footballer Jovica Cvetković (born 1959), Serbian handball coach and former Olympic player Jovica Damjanović (born 1975), retired Serbian football midfielder Jovica Elezović (born 1956), former Yugoslav handball player Jovica Jevtić (born 1975), politician in Serbia Jovica Kolb (born 1963), Serbian former football player Jovica Lakić (born 1974), retired Serbian professional footballer Jovica Milijić (born 1986), Serbian-born Maltese futsal player Jovica Nikolić (born 1959), Serbian former midfielder Jovica Raduka or Joe Raduka (born 1954), former Serbian-American soccer player Jovica Simanic or Jovo Simanić (born 1965), Serbian retired footballer Jovica Škoro (born 1947), Serbian football manager and former player Jovica Stanišić (born 1950), former head of the Serbian State Security Service Jovica Stokić (born 1987), Bosnian professional footballer Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan (born 1976), Macedonian poet, essayist and literary critic Jovica Trajcev (born 1981), Macedonian football player Jovica Vasilić (born 1990), Serbian footballer Jovica Veljović (born 1954), Serbian type designer and calligrapher Jovica Vico (born 1978), former Bosnian professional footballer
Notable people with the eponymous surname include:
Victor Jovica (born 1945), Croatian-born Puerto Rican professional wrestler and promoter
See also Jović Jovičić Ivica