Johnny Boy
How popular is Johnny?
#457 boy name in 2025
682 baby boys were named Johnny in the US in 2025, making it the 457th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Johnny popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #457 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 682 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #310 in 2015, #387 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (7,441 boys) |
| Highest rank | #45 in 1944 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Johnny counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Johnny family of names ranked #400 for boys in 2025 (#406 the year before), with 799 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny | 682 | 85% |
| Johnnie | 61 | 8% |
| Jonny | 34 | 4% |
| Johny | 5 | 1% |
| Johnie | 10 | 1% |
| Jony | 7 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Johnny is most popular
Babies named Johnny per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.9 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Missouri: 0.8 per 1,000 (114 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.8 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Arizona: 0.8 per 1,000 (126 boys)
Johnny by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 194 | #299 |
| 1890s | 316 | #289 |
| 1900s | 814 | #190 |
| 1910s | 3,834 | #173 |
| 1920s | 11,342 | #113 |
| 1930s | 24,596 | #62 |
| 1940s | 57,200 | #45 |
| 1950s | 65,786 | #50 |
| 1960s | 49,843 | #65 |
| 1970s | 32,024 | #65 |
| 1980s | 23,503 | #113 |
| 1990s | 18,488 | #130 |
| 2000s | 14,321 | #225 |
| 2010s | 11,259 | #267 |
| 2020s | 4,398 | #387 |
Boy names about as popular as Johnny
Questions
- Is Johnny a boy or girl name?
- Johnny is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Johnny were boys.
- How popular is the name Johnny?
- 682 baby boys were named Johnny in the US in 2025, making it the 457th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Johnny most popular?
- Johnny peaked in 1947, when 7,441 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #45, held for 2 years starting in 1944.
- How many people are named Johnny?
- 321,696 babies have been named Johnny in the US since 1880. We estimate about 219,613 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
- Where is Johnny most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Johnny was most common in New Mexico, at 1.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.