Is Johny a boy or girl name?
Johny was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 3,591 US babies named Johny were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,609
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Johny since 1888
- 3,591
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 78 babies
Boys and girls named Johny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 260 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 511 | 20 | 3.8% |
| 1930s | 428 | 6 | 1.4% |
| 1940s | 351 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 233 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 230 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 232 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 348 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 373 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 269 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,609 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,060 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,298 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,876 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,129 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,950 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 19 | #5,008 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,170 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,251 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,735 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,185 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,231 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,749 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,396 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,514 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,310 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,769 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,073 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,051 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,644 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,321 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,329 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 54 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,555 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,643 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,882 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,504 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,655 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,828 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,736 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,593 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 22 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,531 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 32 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 37 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 35 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 38 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 48 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 41 | #1,016 | 6 | #4,040 |
| 1933 | 47 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 46 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 51 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 49 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 70 | #768 | 8 | #3,535 |
| 1928 | 58 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 57 | #904 | 5 | #5,201 |
| 1926 | 54 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 43 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 49 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 52 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 40 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 47 | #1,011 | 7 | #4,176 |
| 1919 | 51 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 36 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 26 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #983 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Johny reached #727 in 1905. As a girl name, it reached #3,535 in 1929. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Johny
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.