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Johnny

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Variant of John or abbreviation of Jonathan Jehovah has been gracious: has shown favor.

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Johnny

Pronunciation

jo(hn)-ny

Celebrity Babies

Son of Mira Sorvino and Chris Backus

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #49, 7,442 births); most recent 2025 (rank #457, 682 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #1201, 79 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20256828
20246799
2023717–
20228006
20217208
20207937
20198458
201894113
20179736
20161,03811

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #377, 121 births); most recent 2025 (rank #438, 89 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202589
202479
202392
202294
202194
202099
201991
2018116
2017111
2016121

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #112, 649 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1825, 15 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202315
202211
202110
20208
201916
201822
201711
201618
201516
201420

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #168, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #247, 18 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202518
202432
202325
202233
202125
202018
201933
201823
201720
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #287, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #495, 6 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20256
20247
2023–
20225
20216
20206
20196
20188
20179
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #189, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #212, 9 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20259
20244
202311
20225
20216
20208
201910
20188
20176
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #136, 24 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20226
20217
2020–
20199
20186
20178
201611
201510
201415

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence