Johnny

Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of John

Boy's name · #458 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Johnny holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#458 in 2025). About 318,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#212 in N. Ireland (2025) · #252 in Ireland (2025) · #376 in Ecuador (2025) · #409 in New Zealand (2025) · #438 in England & Wales (2025) · #495 in Scotland (2025) · #591 in Canada (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #1,044 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,479 in Italy (2024) · #2,635 in Austria (2025) · #4,691 in France (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Johnnys

Johnny Depp — American actor (born 1963)
Johnny Cash — American country singer (1932–2003)
Johnny Hallyday — French musician and actor (1943–2017)
Johnny Weissmuller — American swimmer, water-polo player, and actor (1904–1984)
Johnny Carson — American comedian and television host (1925–2005)
Johnny Galecki — American actor (born 1975)
Johnny Knoxville — American stunt performer and actor (born 1971)
Johnny Marr — English-born Irish musician (born 1963)
Johnny Mathis — American singer (born 1935)
Johnny Lever — Indian actor (born 1957)

In stories & tradition

Johnny (Human Torch) — Marvel Comics character
Johnny Cage — Mortal Kombat character
Johnny Blaze — Marvel Comics superhero

What Johnnys become

Among 2,414 notable people named Johnny:

Sports figures appear 2.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer, water-polo player, and actor (1904–1984).

Similar names: Johnnie · Lawrence · Joey · Tony · Philip · Danny

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