The name Johnny is of English origin, and is a diminutive form of John.
The table below indicates the number of times the name Johnny has been given to baby boys in recent years.
The last 125 years refers to 1880 through 2004; last year refers to 2004.
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names given to baby boys in each of these years.
Cumulative Usage Chart for the Name Johnny
Use of the Name Johnny for Boys During the Last ...
125 Years
50 Years
25 Years
10 Years
5 Years
2 Years
1 Year
294,456
163,041
48,912
14,750
7,048
2,646
1,289
The table below indicates the number of times the name Johnny has been given to baby boys and baby girls each year, from 1880 through 2004.
A blank entry indicates that the name did not rank among the top one thousand names given to boys or girls, respectively, during the specified year.
Yearly Usage Chart for the Name Johnny
Used as a Boy Name
Used as a Girl Name
Year
Rank
Count
Rank
Count
1880
387
20
1881
495
13
1882
460
16
1883
489
14
1884
497
15
1885
389
21
1886
361
23
1887
302
31
1888
409
21
1889
410
20
1890
374
23
1891
301
31
1892
324
33
1893
395
21
1894
334
29
1895
306
35
1896
302
38
1897
335
31
1898
298
39
1899
292
36
1900
239
73
1901
252
48
1902
214
70
1903
236
59
1904
209
77
1905
210
83
1906
212
84
1907
199
97
1908
194
107
1909
190
117
1910
174
167
1911
204
148
1912
238
217
1913
231
263
1914
234
330
1915
237
419
1916
232
457
1917
210
535
1918
199
643
1919
193
659
1920
184
772
1921
176
820
1922
170
866
1923
160
971
1924
152
1,049
1925
142
1,158
1926
136
1,286
1927
131
1,360
1928
117
1,524
883
69
1929
113
1,533
1930
101
1,820
1931
106
1,712
1932
96
2,010
1933
90
2,044
1934
83
2,334
1935
74
2,527
1936
72
2,730
957
52
1937
69
2,818
1938
63
3,201
1939
62
3,379
1940
51
3,988
940
59
1941
54
3,991
1942
54
4,607
1943
52
5,336
1944
45
5,656
1945
45
5,683
1946
47
6,594
1947
49
7,384
1948
52
6,874
1949
49
6,928
1950
50
6,598
1951
50
6,667
1952
53
6,786
1953
53
6,653
1954
54
6,593
1955
55
6,612
1956
55
6,616
1957
61
6,493
1958
61
6,313
1959
65
6,304
1960
65
6,175
1961
70
5,892
1962
69
5,777
1963
71
5,420
1964
74
5,059
1965
75
4,689
1966
73
4,358
1967
70
4,161
1968
69
4,051
1969
68
4,211
1970
65
4,438
1971
74
3,931
1972
74
3,561
1973
82
3,263
1974
82
3,169
1975
86
2,969
1976
92
2,869
1977
93
2,798
1978
101
2,558
1979
111
2,442
1980
113
2,637
1981
113
2,552
1982
118
2,489
1983
115
2,366
1984
120
2,264
1985
127
2,203
1986
125
2,199
1987
127
2,201
1988
130
2,261
1989
133
2,288
1990
131
2,471
1991
144
2,246
1992
153
2,081
1993
164
1,961
1994
165
1,943
1995
187
1,681
1996
194
1,603
1997
211
1,458
1998
216
1,474
1999
226
1,486
2000
234
1,453
2001
226
1,524
2002
236
1,425
2003
246
1,357
2004
253
1,289
Totals:
294,456
180
During the last 125 years, parents have used Johnny as a boy's name about 99% of the time and less frequently (about 0% of the time) as a girl's name.