Johnny
Boy · JON-ee · Hebrew
Johnny is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 427th for boys in the UK (104 babies) and 457th for boys in the US (682 babies).
What does Johnny mean?
Hebrew: pet form of John
“God is gracious”
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- JON-ee
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Is Johnny a girl's or a boy's name?
Johnny is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 104 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 682 boys in the US.
How popular is Johnny in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #427among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 104about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 104 boys in the UK were named Johnny, making it the 427th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 416th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 136 boys.
Half of all the boys named Johnny in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. 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 Johnny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #374, up from #427 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 438th in England and Wales, 495th in Scotland and 212th in Northern Ireland.
Johnny in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | #427 |
| 2024 | 90 | #492 |
| 2023 | 104 | #432 |
| 2022 | 104 | #442 |
| 2021 | 106 | #443 |
| 2020 | 113 | #416 |
| 2019 | 107 | #440 |
| 2018 | 132 | #376 |
| 2017 | 126 | #402 |
| 2016 | 136 | #379 |
| 2015 | 107 | #436 |
| 2014 | 121 | #388 |
| 2013 | 98 | #457 |
| 2012 | 103 | #430 |
| 2011 | 125 | #372 |
| 2010 | 98 | #433 |
| 2009 | 116 | #380 |
| 2008 | 108 | #387 |
| 2007 | 112 | #361 |
| 2006 | 122 | #316 |
| 2005 | 115 | #309 |
| 2004 | 103 | #327 |
| 2003 | 65 | #437 |
| 2002 | 55 | #450 |
| 2001 | 40 | #550 |
| 2000 | 47 | #485 |
| 1999 | 40 | #548 |
| 1998 | 46 | #492 |
| 1997 | 47 | #466 |
| 1996 | 34 | #548 |
How popular is Johnny in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #457among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 682about 1 in 2,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 682 boys in the US were named Johnny, making it the 457th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 387th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 7,441 boys. 8 girls were also named Johnny in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Johnny than any year since 1919.
Half of all the boys named Johnny in the US since 1880 were born between 1947 and 1977, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 844 boys in the US were given Johnny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #394, up from #457 for this spelling alone.
Johnny in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 682 | #457 |
| 2024 | 685 | #456 |
| 2023 | 718 | #434 |
| 2022 | 800 | #399 |
| 2021 | 720 | #433 |
| 2020 | 793 | #387 |
| 2019 | 848 | #373 |
| 2018 | 941 | #352 |
| 2017 | 974 | #346 |
| 2016 | 1,038 | #335 |
| 2015 | 1,153 | #310 |
| 2014 | 1,186 | #300 |
| 2013 | 1,330 | #267 |
| 2012 | 1,243 | #281 |
| 2011 | 1,252 | #282 |
| 2010 | 1,294 | #267 |
| 2009 | 1,349 | #256 |
| 2008 | 1,477 | #246 |
| 2007 | 1,507 | #241 |
| 2006 | 1,461 | #237 |
| 2005 | 1,397 | #241 |
| 2004 | 1,317 | #251 |
| 2003 | 1,370 | #246 |
| 2002 | 1,439 | #235 |
| 2001 | 1,540 | #225 |
| 2000 | 1,464 | #235 |
| 1999 | 1,496 | #226 |
| 1998 | 1,486 | #216 |
| 1997 | 1,469 | #211 |
| 1996 | 1,612 | #193 |
| 1995 | 1,688 | #186 |
| 1994 | 1,949 | #165 |
| 1993 | 1,964 | #164 |
| 1992 | 2,097 | #153 |
| 1991 | 2,246 | #144 |
| 1990 | 2,481 | #130 |
| 1989 | 2,299 | #133 |
| 1988 | 2,268 | #129 |
| 1987 | 2,202 | #127 |
| 1986 | 2,205 | #125 |
| 1985 | 2,208 | #127 |
| 1984 | 2,271 | #120 |
| 1983 | 2,361 | #116 |
| 1982 | 2,492 | #118 |
| 1981 | 2,556 | #113 |
| 1980 | 2,641 | #113 |
| 1979 | 2,448 | #111 |
| 1978 | 2,555 | #101 |
| 1977 | 2,801 | #93 |
| 1976 | 2,874 | #92 |
| 1975 | 2,969 | #86 |
| 1974 | 3,169 | #83 |
| 1973 | 3,267 | #82 |
| 1972 | 3,564 | #74 |
| 1971 | 3,939 | #74 |
| 1970 | 4,438 | #65 |
| 1969 | 4,219 | #67 |
| 1968 | 4,050 | #69 |
| 1967 | 4,169 | #70 |
| 1966 | 4,363 | #73 |
| 1965 | 4,687 | #75 |
| 1964 | 5,069 | #74 |
| 1963 | 5,420 | #71 |
| 1962 | 5,777 | #69 |
| 1961 | 5,905 | #70 |
| 1960 | 6,184 | #65 |
| 1959 | 6,311 | #64 |
| 1958 | 6,330 | #61 |
| 1957 | 6,507 | #61 |
| 1956 | 6,636 | #55 |
| 1955 | 6,620 | #55 |
| 1954 | 6,613 | #54 |
| 1953 | 6,717 | #52 |
| 1952 | 6,771 | #53 |
| 1951 | 6,700 | #50 |
| 1950 | 6,581 | #50 |
| 1949 | 6,968 | #49 |
| 1948 | 6,862 | #52 |
| 1947 | 7,441 | #49 |
| 1946 | 6,611 | #47 |
| 1945 | 5,699 | #45 |
| 1944 | 5,661 | #45 |
| 1943 | 5,381 | #52 |
| 1942 | 4,588 | #55 |
| 1941 | 3,983 | #55 |
| 1940 | 4,006 | #51 |
| 1939 | 3,371 | #62 |
| 1938 | 3,197 | #63 |
| 1937 | 2,826 | #69 |
| 1936 | 2,729 | #72 |
| 1935 | 2,533 | #74 |
| 1934 | 2,336 | #83 |
| 1933 | 2,053 | #90 |
| 1932 | 2,011 | #96 |
| 1931 | 1,718 | #105 |
| 1930 | 1,822 | #101 |
| 1929 | 1,532 | #113 |
| 1928 | 1,529 | #117 |
| 1927 | 1,350 | #132 |
| 1926 | 1,289 | #136 |
| 1925 | 1,167 | #142 |
| 1924 | 1,046 | #152 |
| 1923 | 976 | #159 |
| 1922 | 862 | #170 |
| 1921 | 824 | #175 |
| 1920 | 767 | #184 |
| 1919 | 660 | #193 |
| 1918 | 644 | #199 |
| 1917 | 530 | #211 |
| 1916 | 458 | #232 |
| 1915 | 417 | #237 |
| 1914 | 331 | #234 |
| 1913 | 263 | #231 |
| 1912 | 217 | #238 |
| 1911 | 147 | #204 |
| 1910 | 167 | #173 |
| 1909 | 117 | #190 |
| 1908 | 107 | #193 |
| 1907 | 97 | #199 |
| 1906 | 84 | #212 |
| 1905 | 83 | #209 |
| 1904 | 77 | #209 |
| 1903 | 59 | #234 |
| 1902 | 70 | #213 |
| 1901 | 48 | #249 |
| 1900 | 72 | #239 |
| 1899 | 36 | #289 |
| 1898 | 39 | #298 |
| 1897 | 31 | #331 |
| 1896 | 38 | #301 |
| 1895 | 35 | #305 |
| 1894 | 29 | #332 |
| 1893 | 21 | #391 |
| 1892 | 33 | #320 |
| 1891 | 31 | #297 |
| 1890 | 23 | #369 |
| 1889 | 20 | #405 |
| 1888 | 21 | #404 |
| 1887 | 31 | #299 |
| 1886 | 23 | #357 |
| 1885 | 21 | #388 |
| 1884 | 15 | #488 |
| 1883 | 14 | #479 |
| 1882 | 16 | #453 |
| 1881 | 13 | #487 |
| 1880 | 20 | #381 |
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