How Many People Are Named Johnny?
people named Johnny are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,580 people in the US has this name
Based on 321,696 babies named Johnny in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,497 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of JOHN. A famous bearer is American actor Johnny Depp (1963-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Johnny in English. Counting Johnny and these spellings together, about 282,934 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Johnny, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Johnny alive today is about 53 years old, and 47% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 38 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Johnny first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1947, to 7,497 babies. In 2025, 690 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Johnny never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #45, in 1944 to 1945, and it was in the top 100 for 46 years, 1932 to 1977. In 2025 it ranked #458.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #458 |
| Best rank | #45 (1944 to 1945) |
| Years in the top 100 | 46 (1932 to 1977) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #54 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Johnny alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Johnny were born in Texas than in any other state: about 30,669 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Johnny was given 3 times as often in Mississippi, 2.8 times in Alabama and 2.8 times in New Mexico.
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