Is Johnny a boy or girl name?
Johnny is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 679 boys were named Johnny, so 1.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 320,983 US babies named Johnny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #458
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,612
- Babies named Johnny since 1880
- 320,983
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 7,498 babies
Boys and girls named Johnny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 194 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 316 | 10 | 3.1% |
| 1900s | 814 | 26 | 3.1% |
| 1910s | 3,834 | 208 | 5.1% |
| 1920s | 11,342 | 459 | 3.9% |
| 1930s | 24,595 | 416 | 1.7% |
| 1940s | 57,199 | 543 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 65,786 | 629 | 0.9% |
| 1960s | 49,839 | 550 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 32,026 | 396 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 23,502 | 233 | 1% |
| 1990s | 18,484 | 123 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 14,319 | 69 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 11,254 | 78 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 3,709 | 30 | 0.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 679 | #458 | 9 | #10,612 |
| 2023 | 717 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 800 | #399 | 6 | #14,360 |
| 2021 | 720 | #432 | 8 | #11,578 |
| 2020 | 793 | #387 | 7 | #12,736 |
| 2019 | 845 | #375 | 8 | #11,835 |
| 2018 | 941 | #352 | 13 | #8,339 |
| 2017 | 973 | #346 | 6 | #14,921 |
| 2016 | 1,038 | #335 | 11 | #9,715 |
| 2015 | 1,152 | #310 | 7 | #13,653 |
| 2014 | 1,186 | #300 | 9 | #11,406 |
| 2013 | 1,330 | #267 | 7 | #13,833 |
| 2012 | 1,243 | #281 | 5 | #18,082 |
| 2011 | 1,252 | #282 | 5 | #18,055 |
| 2010 | 1,294 | #267 | 7 | #14,161 |
| 2009 | 1,349 | #256 | 7 | #14,375 |
| 2008 | 1,477 | #246 | 6 | #16,343 |
| 2007 | 1,507 | #241 | 6 | #16,410 |
| 2006 | 1,460 | #237 | 5 | #18,454 |
| 2005 | 1,396 | #241 | 5 | #17,686 |
| 2004 | 1,317 | #251 | 10 | #10,263 |
| 2003 | 1,370 | #246 | 7 | #13,055 |
| 2002 | 1,439 | #235 | 11 | #9,126 |
| 2001 | 1,540 | #225 | 6 | #14,331 |
| 2000 | 1,464 | #235 | 6 | #13,950 |
| 1999 | 1,496 | #226 | 6 | #13,417 |
| 1998 | 1,486 | #216 | 8 | #10,548 |
| 1997 | 1,469 | #211 | 8 | #10,229 |
| 1996 | 1,612 | #193 | 5 | #14,503 |
| 1995 | 1,687 | #186 | 16 | #5,803 |
| 1994 | 1,948 | #165 | 16 | #5,840 |
| 1993 | 1,964 | #165 | 12 | #7,222 |
| 1992 | 2,095 | #153 | 21 | #4,760 |
| 1991 | 2,246 | #145 | 14 | #6,391 |
| 1990 | 2,481 | #130 | 17 | #5,388 |
| 1989 | 2,298 | #133 | 13 | #6,317 |
| 1988 | 2,268 | #129 | 21 | #4,227 |
| 1987 | 2,202 | #127 | 28 | #3,284 |
| 1986 | 2,205 | #125 | 26 | #3,398 |
| 1985 | 2,207 | #127 | 23 | #3,658 |
| 1984 | 2,272 | #120 | 22 | #3,654 |
| 1983 | 2,361 | #116 | 22 | #3,608 |
| 1982 | 2,491 | #118 | 25 | #3,365 |
| 1981 | 2,556 | #113 | 31 | #2,881 |
| 1980 | 2,642 | #113 | 22 | #3,656 |
| 1979 | 2,448 | #111 | 36 | #2,549 |
| 1978 | 2,557 | #101 | 38 | #2,368 |
| 1977 | 2,801 | #93 | 41 | #2,232 |
| 1976 | 2,874 | #92 | 35 | #2,353 |
| 1975 | 2,969 | #86 | 33 | #2,428 |
| 1974 | 3,169 | #83 | 38 | #2,149 |
| 1973 | 3,267 | #82 | 46 | #1,845 |
| 1972 | 3,564 | #74 | 36 | #2,151 |
| 1971 | 3,939 | #74 | 46 | #1,886 |
| 1970 | 4,438 | #65 | 47 | #1,868 |
| 1969 | 4,217 | #67 | 51 | #1,695 |
| 1968 | 4,052 | #69 | 36 | #2,008 |
| 1967 | 4,169 | #70 | 55 | #1,516 |
| 1966 | 4,364 | #73 | 45 | #1,681 |
| 1965 | 4,685 | #76 | 43 | #1,727 |
| 1964 | 5,068 | #74 | 55 | #1,542 |
| 1963 | 5,418 | #71 | 54 | #1,532 |
| 1962 | 5,778 | #69 | 64 | #1,388 |
| 1961 | 5,904 | #70 | 72 | #1,309 |
| 1960 | 6,184 | #65 | 75 | #1,272 |
| 1959 | 6,308 | #64 | 77 | #1,217 |
| 1958 | 6,333 | #61 | 63 | #1,335 |
| 1957 | 6,507 | #61 | 52 | #1,480 |
| 1956 | 6,637 | #55 | 63 | #1,315 |
| 1955 | 6,619 | #55 | 54 | #1,364 |
| 1954 | 6,612 | #54 | 60 | #1,280 |
| 1953 | 6,717 | #52 | 67 | #1,184 |
| 1952 | 6,772 | #53 | 68 | #1,149 |
| 1951 | 6,700 | #50 | 61 | #1,196 |
| 1950 | 6,581 | #50 | 64 | #1,156 |
| 1949 | 6,968 | #49 | 75 | #1,033 |
| 1948 | 6,861 | #52 | 43 | #1,418 |
| 1947 | 7,442 | #49 | 56 | #1,210 |
| 1946 | 6,612 | #47 | 52 | #1,198 |
| 1945 | 5,697 | #45 | 51 | #1,104 |
| 1944 | 5,661 | #45 | 51 | #1,095 |
| 1943 | 5,382 | #52 | 54 | #1,097 |
| 1942 | 4,587 | #55 | 53 | #1,078 |
| 1941 | 3,983 | #55 | 49 | #1,046 |
| 1940 | 4,006 | #51 | 59 | #939 |
| 1939 | 3,370 | #62 | 35 | #1,253 |
| 1938 | 3,197 | #63 | 40 | #1,151 |
| 1937 | 2,826 | #69 | 36 | #1,211 |
| 1936 | 2,729 | #72 | 49 | #984 |
| 1935 | 2,533 | #74 | 39 | #1,127 |
| 1934 | 2,336 | #83 | 30 | #1,332 |
| 1933 | 2,053 | #90 | 47 | #1,013 |
| 1932 | 2,012 | #96 | 43 | #1,089 |
| 1931 | 1,717 | #106 | 43 | #1,084 |
| 1930 | 1,822 | #101 | 54 | #1,006 |
| 1929 | 1,532 | #113 | 46 | #1,085 |
| 1928 | 1,529 | #117 | 70 | #874 |
| 1927 | 1,350 | #132 | 45 | #1,148 |
| 1926 | 1,289 | #136 | 45 | #1,141 |
| 1925 | 1,167 | #142 | 43 | #1,182 |
| 1924 | 1,046 | #152 | 45 | #1,176 |
| 1923 | 976 | #159 | 43 | #1,187 |
| 1922 | 862 | #170 | 40 | #1,241 |
| 1921 | 824 | #175 | 47 | #1,120 |
| 1920 | 767 | #184 | 35 | #1,331 |
| 1919 | 660 | #193 | 36 | #1,284 |
| 1918 | 644 | #199 | 34 | #1,314 |
| 1917 | 530 | #211 | 27 | #1,453 |
| 1916 | 458 | #232 | 20 | #1,763 |
| 1915 | 417 | #237 | 29 | #1,328 |
| 1914 | 331 | #234 | 19 | #1,511 |
| 1913 | 263 | #231 | 15 | #1,565 |
| 1912 | 217 | #239 | 7 | #2,498 |
| 1911 | 147 | #204 | 10 | #1,594 |
| 1910 | 167 | #173 | 11 | #1,469 |
| 1909 | 117 | #190 | 7 | #1,868 |
| 1908 | 107 | #194 | 5 | #2,269 |
| 1907 | 97 | #199 | 8 | #1,571 |
| 1906 | 84 | #212 | 6 | #1,835 |
| 1905 | 83 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 77 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 59 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 70 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 48 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 72 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 36 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 39 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 31 | #335 | 5 | #1,661 |
| 1896 | 38 | #302 | 5 | #1,707 |
| 1895 | 35 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 29 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 21 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 33 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 31 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 23 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 20 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 21 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 31 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 23 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 21 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 15 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 14 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 16 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 13 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 20 | #387 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Johnny reached #45 in 1944. As a girl name, it reached #874 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Johnny
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.