Boy or Girl

Is Jonny a boy or girl name?

Jonny is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 29 boys were named Jonny, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.7% of the 3,498 US babies named Jonny were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#3,830
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Jonny since 1912
3,498
Most popular year
2008
79 babies
Babies named Jonny each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jonny from 1912 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.020406080192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Jonny, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s14526.3%
1920s7500%
1930s144117.1%
1940s2906317.8%
1950s320318.8%
1960s411214.9%
1970s23900%
1980s24800%
1990s38400%
2000s58000%
2010s48400%
2020s17800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202429#3,8300–
202339#3,1450–
202240#3,0790–
202136#3,2690–
202034#3,3020–
201942#2,9130–
201831#3,5680–
201743#2,8190–
201639#3,0320–
201543#2,7860–
201442#2,8280–
201363#2,1250–
201265#2,0980–
201165#2,0690–
201051#2,4480–
200972#1,9640–
200879#1,8500–
200758#2,2680–
200652#2,3850–
200559#2,0960–
200466#1,8650–
200343#2,4510–
200256#1,9880–
200156#1,9440–
200039#2,4550–
199933#2,6450–
199835#2,4810–
199738#2,2420–
199632#2,4590–
199548#1,8210–
199443#1,9490–
199334#2,2700–
199231#2,3810–
199139#1,9680–
199051#1,6240–
198932#2,1770–
198836#1,8640–
198728#2,1500–
198622#2,4670–
198522#2,3860–
198425#2,1240–
198327#1,9840–
198220#2,4700–
198112#3,5080–
198024#2,1860–
197920#2,4230–
197813#3,1420–
197725#1,9710–
197627#1,8530–
197522#2,0900–
197416#2,5090–
197327#1,7190–
197221#1,9960–
197133#1,5070–
197035#1,4260–
196945#1,1757#6,224
196840#1,2100–
196746#1,0940–
196631#1,3870–
196534#1,3270–
196447#1,1180–
196339#1,2440–
196239#1,2506#6,174
196144#1,2018#5,064
196046#1,1570–
195946#1,1468#4,796
195836#1,2930–
195735#1,3320–
195631#1,4045#6,376
195537#1,2480–
195433#1,3196#5,419
195323#1,6156#5,328
195226#1,5020–
195121#1,6626#5,114
195032#1,2770–
194934#1,2407#4,437
194840#1,1349#3,722
194733#1,2846#4,994
194636#1,16913#2,802
194522#1,4299#3,259
194423#1,4198#3,532
194337#1,13111#2,949
194230#1,2880–
194121#1,5070–
194014#1,9390–
193915#1,8330–
193813#2,0390–
193719#1,6050–
193614#1,9290–
193513#2,0880–
193413#2,0780–
193312#2,1546#3,966
193218#1,7535#4,734
193111#2,3950–
193016#1,9280–
19297#3,3990–
19288#3,2310–
192711#2,6180–
19267#3,5540–
19250–0–
19248#3,3780–
192311#2,6990–
19229#3,1340–
19217#3,7020–
19207#3,6480–
19199#3,0000–
19180–0–
19170–5#4,931
19160–0–
19150–0–
19140–0–
19130–0–
19125#2,7270–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Jonny reached #1,094 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #2,802 in 1946. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Jonny

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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.