Johnny
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is gracious; a form of John.
Baby Names Arena rank
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needs 5 head-to-heads
Win rate
55%
of head-to-heads
US popularity
#458
unchanged on last year
UK popularity
#438
89 babies · up from #494
How Johnny has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #310 |
| 2016 | #335 |
| 2017 | #346 |
| 2018 | #351 |
| 2019 | #375 |
| 2020 | #389 |
| 2021 | #433 |
| 2022 | #400 |
| 2023 | #436 |
| 2024 | #458 |
| 2025 | #458 |
In 2025, 89 babies in England and Wales were named Johnny. In the US, 969 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 7,444 in 1947.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Johnny was most common in 1945, when it went to 0.42% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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