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Johnnie

Boy · JON-ee · Hebrew

Johnnie is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 2,284th for boys in the US (61 babies).

What does Johnnie mean?

Hebrew: spelling of Johnny; pet form of John

“God is gracious”

Say it
JON-ee

Meaning borrowed from Johnny. More on Wiktionary.

Is Johnnie a girl's or a boy's name?

Johnnie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 42 girls and 61 boys in the US.

How popular is Johnnie in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,742among boys
Babies in 2025
8about 1 in 37,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 5% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Johnnie, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 15 boys.

Half of all the boys named Johnnie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 130 boys in the UK were given Johnnie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #374, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales and 395th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 15 in 20092025
Johnnie in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20258#2,742
20248#2,750
20235#3,712
20227#2,922
20217#2,886
20206#3,108
20198#2,633
20186#3,162
20176#3,191
201615#1,723
201511#2,127
20147#2,843
20138#2,541
20128#2,595
201111#2,011
20109#2,306
200915#1,582
200812#1,810
200712#1,760
200613#1,558
20059#1,957
200414#1,348
20038#1,880
20026#2,106
200110#1,458
20005#2,237
19995#2,184
19986#1,932
19974#2,438
19968#1,506

How popular is Johnnie in the US?

Rank in 2025
#2,284among boys
Babies in 2025
61about 1 in 28,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 24% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 61 boys in the US were named Johnnie, making it the 2,284th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,946th. Its busiest year was 1928, with 1,868 boys. 42 girls were also named Johnnie in 2025 (3,576th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Johnnie in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 1958, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 844 boys in the US were given Johnnie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #394, up from #2,284 for this spelling alone.

In 2025, 41% of the babies named Johnnie in the US were girls.

1880Busiest: 1,868 in 19282025
Johnnie in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202561#2,284
202461#2,313
202366#2,172
202275#2,021
202186#1,815
202074#1,946
201972#2,019
2018100#1,625
201795#1,661
201695#1,663
2015109#1,514
2014118#1,422
2013115#1,433
2012107#1,498
2011133#1,285
2010105#1,536
2009119#1,413
2008140#1,240
2007152#1,162
2006133#1,255
2005151#1,092
2004139#1,131
2003144#1,075
2002148#1,032
2001160#957
2000162#937
1999181#832
1998164#887
1997197#753
1996202#746
1995260#642
1994215#712
1993264#634
1992269#628
1991293#592
1990328#556
1989347#513
1988292#534
1987336#482
1986331#476
1985329#477
1984327#467
1983366#427
1982456#379
1981472#370
1980446#382
1979455#376
1978467#356
1977515#349
1976527#329
1975524#332
1974564#320
1973629#288
1972691#278
1971783#270
1970765#275
1969776#266
1968738#269
1967743#267
1966851#246
1965891#248
1964927#252
19631,013#238
19621,024#242
19611,054#243
19601,132#241
19591,177#232
19581,271#210
19571,296#207
19561,317#204
19551,403#190
19541,444#183
19531,404#180
19521,520#173
19511,627#162
19501,587#157
19491,729#150
19481,778#150
19471,801#148
19461,721#140
19451,600#133
19441,620#131
19431,655#135
19421,558#138
19411,515#131
19401,445#129
19391,459#120
19381,453#123
19371,477#118
19361,490#117
19351,511#118
19341,504#116
19331,461#115
19321,600#113
19311,595#110
19301,783#104
19291,765#103
19281,868#103
19271,795#105
19261,731#104
19251,744#100
19241,741#101
19231,653#107
19221,647#105
19211,624#108
19201,727#99
19191,716#95
19181,521#110
19171,403#110
19161,306#115
19151,168#117
1914929#119
1913717#118
1912709#106
1911455#90
1910502#74
1909401#77
1908321#85
1907307#86
1906255#91
1905297#81
1904267#84
1903237#87
1902221#91
1901162#102
1900313#84
1899151#113
1898153#121
1897125#130
1896116#144
1895120#134
1894124#131
189395#155
1892107#150
189179#163
189090#156
188971#187
188882#181
188759#200
188667#199
188571#183
188446#254
188348#225
188259#212
188145#224
188024#350

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