Johny Boy
How popular is Johny?
#12,004 boy name in 2025
5 baby boys were named Johny in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
2,022living people named Johny (est.)
36median age of people named Johny
3,597babies named Johny since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Johny popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #12,004 for boys (▼ 3697 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-83% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,683 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1929 (70 boys) |
| Highest rank | #699 in 1905 |
| First recorded | 1888 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Johny 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.
Johny by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #917 |
| 1890s | 11 | #884 |
| 1900s | 72 | #699 |
| 1910s | 260 | #876 |
| 1920s | 511 | #763 |
| 1930s | 428 | #901 |
| 1940s | 351 | #1,067 |
| 1950s | 233 | #1,217 |
| 1960s | 231 | #1,449 |
| 1970s | 173 | #1,742 |
| 1980s | 232 | #1,863 |
| 1990s | 348 | #1,542 |
| 2000s | 373 | #2,046 |
| 2010s | 269 | #2,957 |
| 2020s | 73 | #5,037 |
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Questions
- Is Johny a boy or girl name?
- Johny is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Johny were boys.
- How popular is the name Johny?
- 5 baby boys were named Johny in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
- When was Johny most popular?
- Johny peaked in 1929, when 70 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #699 in 1905.
- How many people are named Johny?
- 3,597 babies have been named Johny in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,022 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
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.