Johnny is a very popular variant of John that peaked in 1947 and has since faded.
Johnny is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #458 among boys (682) and #11,367 among girls (8) — overall #917 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 690 | 690 | #11,367 | #458 |
| 2024 | 695 | 695 | #9,870 | #456 |
| 2023 | 718 | 718 | — | #435 |
| 2022 | 806 | 811 | #14,369 | #401 |
| 2021 | 728 | 728 | #11,585 | #433 |
| 2020 | 800 | 800 | #12,747 | #388 |
| 2019 | 856 | 856 | #11,839 | #375 |
| 2018 | 954 | 954 | #8,340 | #352 |
| 2017 | 980 | 980 | #14,926 | #346 |
| 2016 | 1,049 | 1,049 | #9,717 | #335 |
| 2015 | 1,160 | 1,160 | #13,660 | #310 |
| 2014 | 1,195 | 1,195 | #11,409 | #300 |
| 2013 | 1,337 | 1,337 | #13,834 | #267 |
| 2012 | 1,248 | 1,248 | #18,088 | #281 |
| 2011 | 1,257 | 1,267 | #18,056 | #282 |
| 2010 | 1,301 | 1,301 | #14,163 | #267 |
| 2009 | 1,356 | 1,356 | #14,376 | #256 |
| 2008 | 1,483 | 1,483 | #16,344 | #246 |
| 2007 | 1,513 | 1,513 | #16,410 | #241 |
| 2006 | 1,466 | 1,471 | #18,455 | #237 |
| 2005 | 1,402 | 1,417 | #17,688 | #241 |
| 2004 | 1,327 | 1,338 | #10,264 | #251 |
| 2003 | 1,377 | 1,395 | #13,056 | #246 |
| 2002 | 1,450 | 1,460 | #9,126 | #235 |
| 2001 | 1,546 | 1,563 | #14,332 | #225 |
| 2000 | 1,470 | 1,485 | #13,950 | #235 |
| 1999 | 1,502 | 1,534 | #13,417 | #226 |
| 1998 | 1,494 | 1,527 | #10,548 | #216 |
| 1997 | 1,477 | — | #10,229 | #211 |
| 1996 | 1,617 | — | #14,503 | #193 |
| 1995 | 1,704 | — | #5,803 | #186 |
| 1994 | 1,965 | — | #5,840 | #165 |
| 1993 | 1,976 | — | #7,222 | #165 |
| 1992 | 2,118 | — | #4,760 | #153 |
| 1991 | 2,260 | — | #6,391 | #144 |
| 1990 | 2,498 | — | #5,388 | #130 |
| 1989 | 2,312 | — | #6,316 | #133 |
| 1988 | 2,289 | — | #4,227 | #129 |
| 1987 | 2,230 | — | #3,284 | #127 |
| 1986 | 2,231 | — | #3,398 | #125 |
| 1985 | 2,231 | — | #3,658 | #127 |
| 1984 | 2,293 | — | #3,654 | #120 |
| 1983 | 2,383 | — | #3,609 | #116 |
| 1982 | 2,517 | — | #3,366 | #118 |
| 1981 | 2,587 | — | #2,881 | #113 |
| 1980 | 2,663 | — | #3,655 | #113 |
| 1979 | 2,484 | — | #2,549 | #111 |
| 1978 | 2,593 | — | #2,367 | #101 |
| 1977 | 2,842 | — | #2,232 | #93 |
| 1976 | 2,909 | — | #2,353 | #92 |
| 1975 | 3,002 | — | #2,427 | #86 |
| 1974 | 3,207 | — | #2,149 | #83 |
| 1973 | 3,313 | — | #1,845 | #82 |
| 1972 | 3,600 | — | #2,151 | #74 |
| 1971 | 3,985 | — | #1,888 | #74 |
| 1970 | 4,485 | — | #1,868 | #65 |
| 1969 | 4,270 | — | #1,695 | #67 |
| 1968 | 4,086 | — | #2,008 | #69 |
| 1967 | 4,224 | — | #1,516 | #70 |
| 1966 | 4,408 | — | #1,681 | #73 |
| 1965 | 4,730 | — | #1,726 | #76 |
| 1964 | 5,124 | — | #1,542 | #74 |
| 1963 | 5,474 | — | #1,532 | #71 |
| 1962 | 5,841 | — | #1,388 | #69 |
| 1961 | 5,977 | — | #1,309 | #70 |
| 1960 | 6,259 | — | #1,272 | #65 |
| 1959 | 6,388 | — | #1,217 | #64 |
| 1958 | 6,393 | — | #1,335 | #61 |
| 1957 | 6,559 | — | #1,480 | #61 |
| 1956 | 6,699 | — | #1,315 | #55 |
| 1955 | 6,674 | — | #1,364 | #55 |
| 1954 | 6,673 | — | #1,280 | #54 |
| 1953 | 6,784 | — | #1,184 | #52 |
| 1952 | 6,839 | — | #1,149 | #53 |
| 1951 | 6,761 | — | #1,196 | #50 |
| 1950 | 6,645 | — | #1,156 | #50 |
| 1949 | 7,043 | — | #1,033 | #49 |
| 1948 | 6,905 | — | #1,418 | #52 |
| 1947 | 7,497 | — | #1,210 | #49 |
| 1946 | 6,663 | — | #1,198 | #47 |
| 1945 | 5,750 | — | #1,104 | #45 |
| 1944 | 5,712 | — | #1,095 | #45 |
| 1943 | 5,435 | — | #1,097 | #52 |
| 1942 | 4,641 | — | #1,078 | #55 |
| 1941 | 4,032 | — | #1,046 | #55 |
| 1940 | 4,065 | — | #939 | #51 |
| 1939 | 3,405 | — | #1,281 | #62 |
| 1938 | 3,237 | — | #1,151 | #63 |
| 1937 | 2,862 | — | #1,211 | #69 |
| 1936 | 2,778 | — | #984 | #72 |
| 1935 | 2,572 | — | #1,127 | #74 |
| 1934 | 2,366 | — | #1,332 | #83 |
| 1933 | 2,100 | — | #1,013 | #90 |
| 1932 | 2,054 | — | #1,089 | #96 |
| 1931 | 1,761 | — | #1,084 | #105 |
| 1930 | 1,876 | — | #1,006 | #101 |
| 1929 | 1,578 | — | #1,085 | #113 |
| 1928 | 1,599 | — | #874 | #117 |
| 1927 | 1,395 | — | #1,148 | #132 |
| 1926 | 1,334 | — | #1,141 | #136 |
| 1925 | 1,210 | — | #1,182 | #142 |
| 1924 | 1,091 | — | #1,176 | #152 |
| 1923 | 1,019 | — | #1,187 | #159 |
| 1922 | 902 | — | #1,241 | #170 |
| 1921 | 871 | — | #1,120 | #175 |
| 1920 | 802 | — | #1,331 | #184 |
| 1919 | 696 | — | #1,284 | #193 |
| 1918 | 678 | — | #1,314 | #199 |
| 1917 | 557 | — | #1,453 | #211 |
| 1916 | 478 | — | #1,763 | #232 |
| 1915 | 446 | — | #1,328 | #237 |
| 1914 | 350 | — | #1,511 | #234 |
| 1913 | 278 | — | #1,565 | #231 |
| 1912 | 224 | — | #2,498 | #239 |
| 1911 | 157 | — | #1,594 | #204 |
| 1910 | 178 | — | #1,469 | #173 |
| 1909 | 124 | — | #1,868 | #190 |
| 1908 | 112 | — | #2,269 | #194 |
| 1907 | 105 | — | #1,571 | #199 |
| 1906 | 90 | — | #1,835 | #212 |
| 1905 | 83 | — | — | #210 |
| 1904 | 77 | — | — | #209 |
| 1903 | 59 | — | — | #236 |
| 1902 | 70 | — | — | #214 |
| 1901 | 48 | — | — | #252 |
| 1900 | 72 | — | — | #240 |
| 1899 | 36 | — | — | #292 |
| 1898 | 39 | — | — | #298 |
| 1897 | 36 | — | #1,661 | #335 |
| 1896 | 43 | — | #1,707 | #302 |
| 1895 | 35 | — | — | #306 |
| 1894 | 29 | — | — | #334 |
| 1893 | 21 | — | — | #395 |
| 1892 | 33 | — | — | #324 |
| 1891 | 31 | — | — | #301 |
| 1890 | 23 | — | — | #374 |
| 1889 | 20 | — | — | #410 |
| 1888 | 21 | — | — | #409 |
| 1887 | 31 | — | — | #302 |
| 1886 | 23 | — | — | #361 |
| 1885 | 21 | — | — | #389 |
| 1884 | 15 | — | — | #498 |
| 1883 | 14 | — | — | #489 |
| 1882 | 16 | — | — | #460 |
| 1881 | 13 | — | — | #495 |
| 1880 | 20 | — | — | #387 |