Johnny

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Johnny is an English language personal name. It is often a nickname, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johhny, Johnni and Johni.

From Wikipedia

Johnny first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1947 with 7,442 babies (rank #49 that year). In 2024 it was given to 679 boys (rank #458). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Johnny

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Johnny yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

320,983

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

7,442

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Schitt's Creek: Johnny Rose — the grounded, practical father

Famous people named Johnny

Johnny Cashcountry musician · b. 1932
Johnny Weissmullerwater polo player · b. 1904
Johnny Carsonmagician · b. 1925
Johnny Loganmusician · b. 1954
Johnny Leoniassociation football player · b. 1984

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	20	#387
1881	13	#495
1882	16	#460
1883	14	#489
1884	15	#498
1885	21	#389
1886	23	#361
1887	31	#302
1888	21	#409
1889	20	#410
1890	23	#374
1891	31	#301
1892	33	#324
1893	21	#395
1894	29	#334
1895	35	#306
1896	38	#302
1897	31	#335
1898	39	#298
1899	36	#292
1900	72	#240
1901	48	#252
1902	70	#214
1903	59	#236
1904	77	#209
1905	83	#210
1906	84	#212
1907	97	#199
1908	107	#194
1909	117	#190
1910	167	#173
1911	147	#204
1912	217	#239
1913	263	#231
1914	331	#234
1915	417	#237
1916	458	#232
1917	530	#211
1918	644	#199
1919	660	#193
1920	767	#184
1921	824	#175
1922	862	#170
1923	976	#159
1924	1,046	#152
1925	1,167	#142
1926	1,289	#136
1927	1,350	#132
1928	1,529	#117
1929	1,532	#113
1930	1,822	#101
1931	1,717	#106
1932	2,012	#96
1933	2,053	#90
1934	2,336	#83
1935	2,533	#74
1936	2,729	#72
1937	2,826	#69
1938	3,197	#63
1939	3,370	#62
1940	4,006	#51
1941	3,983	#55
1942	4,587	#55
1943	5,382	#52
1944	5,661	#45
1945	5,697	#45
1946	6,612	#47
1947	7,442	#49
1948	6,861	#52
1949	6,968	#49
1950	6,581	#50
1951	6,700	#50
1952	6,772	#53
1953	6,717	#52
1954	6,612	#54
1955	6,619	#55
1956	6,637	#55
1957	6,507	#61
1958	6,333	#61
1959	6,308	#64
1960	6,184	#65
1961	5,904	#70
1962	5,778	#69
1963	5,418	#71
1964	5,068	#74
1965	4,685	#76
1966	4,364	#73
1967	4,169	#70
1968	4,052	#69
1969	4,217	#67
1970	4,438	#65
1971	3,939	#74
1972	3,564	#74
1973	3,267	#82
1974	3,169	#83
1975	2,969	#86
1976	2,874	#92
1977	2,801	#93
1978	2,557	#101
1979	2,448	#111
1980	2,642	#113
1981	2,556	#113
1982	2,491	#118
1983	2,361	#116
1984	2,272	#120
1985	2,207	#127
1986	2,205	#125
1987	2,202	#127
1988	2,268	#129
1989	2,298	#133
1990	2,481	#130
1991	2,246	#145
1992	2,095	#153
1993	1,964	#165
1994	1,948	#165
1995	1,687	#186
1996	1,612	#193
1997	1,469	#211
1998	1,486	#216
1999	1,496	#226
2000	1,464	#235
2001	1,540	#225
2002	1,439	#235
2003	1,370	#246
2004	1,317	#251
2005	1,396	#241
2006	1,460	#237
2007	1,507	#241
2008	1,477	#246
2009	1,349	#256
2010	1,294	#267
2011	1,252	#282
2012	1,243	#281
2013	1,330	#267
2014	1,186	#300
2015	1,152	#310
2016	1,038	#335
2017	973	#346
2018	941	#352
2019	845	#375
2020	793	#387
2021	720	#432
2022	800	#399
2023	717	#435
2024	679	#458