Johnny

Given to 321,696 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −16% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

1,361 since 2024

#457

recorded as boys

1 since 2024

Babies in 2025

690

girls 8 · boys 682

Peak year

1945

5,699 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

321,696

since 1880

Born a Johnny? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Johnny was most popular in 1945, when 5,699 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 682 babies were named Johnny, ranking #457 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	682	457
2024	10	9556	685	456
2023	<5	—	718	434
2022	6	13592	800	399
2021	8	11146	720	433
2020	7	12142	793	387
2019	8	11356	848	373
2018	13	8146	941	352
2017	6	14124	974	346
2016	11	9411	1,038	335
2015	7	13006	1,153	310
2014	9	10955	1,186	300
2013	7	13150	1,330	267
2012	5	16869	1,243	281
2011	5	16764	1,252	282
2010	7	13448	1,294	267
2009	7	13704	1,349	256
2008	6	15405	1,477	246
2007	6	15491	1,507	241
2006	5	17168	1,461	237
2005	5	16462	1,397	241
2004	10	9892	1,317	251
2003	7	12408	1,370	246
2002	11	8837	1,439	235
2001	6	13521	1,540	225
2000	6	13154	1,464	235
1999	6	12688	1,496	226
1998	8	10122	1,486	216
1997	8	9802	1,469	211
1996	5	13518	1,612	193
1995	16	5677	1,688	186
1994	16	5713	1,949	165
1993	12	7038	1,964	164
1992	21	4686	2,097	153
1991	14	6253	2,246	144
1990	17	5286	2,481	130
1989	13	6160	2,299	133
1988	21	4172	2,268	129
1987	28	3257	2,202	127
1986	26	3360	2,205	125
1985	23	3621	2,208	127
1984	22	3613	2,271	120
1983	22	3555	2,361	116
1982	25	3344	2,492	118
1981	31	2847	2,556	113
1980	22	3609	2,641	113
1979	36	2525	2,448	111
1978	38	2350	2,555	101
1977	41	2216	2,801	93
1976	35	2334	2,874	92
1975	33	2411	2,969	86
1974	38	2133	3,169	83
1973	46	1832	3,267	82
1972	36	2135	3,564	74
1971	46	1877	3,939	74
1970	47	1859	4,438	65
1969	51	1685	4,219	67
1968	36	1999	4,050	69
1967	55	1506	4,169	70
1966	45	1669	4,363	73
1965	43	1715	4,687	75
1964	55	1532	5,069	74
1963	54	1522	5,420	71
1962	64	1383	5,777	69
1961	72	1305	5,905	70
1960	75	1266	6,184	65
1959	77	1214	6,311	64
1958	63	1333	6,330	61
1957	52	1474	6,507	61
1956	63	1312	6,636	55
1955	54	1361	6,620	55
1954	60	1278	6,613	54
1953	67	1178	6,717	52
1952	68	1147	6,771	53
1951	61	1190	6,700	50
1950	64	1153	6,581	50
1949	75	1032	6,968	49
1948	43	1409	6,862	52
1947	56	1204	7,441	49
1946	52	1192	6,611	47
1945	51	1100	5,699	45
1944	51	1090	5,661	45
1943	54	1087	5,381	52
1942	53	1076	4,588	55
1941	49	1041	3,983	55
1940	59	935	4,006	51
1939	34	1265	3,371	62
1938	40	1140	3,197	63
1937	36	1196	2,826	69
1936	49	979	2,729	72
1935	39	1119	2,533	74
1934	30	1317	2,336	83
1933	47	1008	2,053	90
1932	43	1082	2,011	96
1931	43	1074	1,718	105
1930	54	1002	1,822	101
1929	46	1078	1,532	113
1928	70	870	1,529	117
1927	45	1139	1,350	132
1926	45	1133	1,289	136
1925	43	1176	1,167	142
1924	45	1170	1,046	152
1923	43	1174	976	159
1922	40	1232	862	170
1921	47	1115	824	175
1920	35	1312	767	184
1919	36	1270	660	193
1918	34	1299	644	199
1917	27	1431	530	211
1916	20	1739	458	232
1915	29	1317	417	237
1914	19	1480	331	234
1913	15	1528	263	231
1912	7	2360	217	238
1911	10	1545	147	204
1910	11	1421	167	173
1909	7	1763	117	190
1908	5	2101	107	193
1907	8	1512	97	199
1906	6	1727	84	212
1905	<5	—	83	209
1904	<5	—	77	209
1903	<5	—	59	234
1902	<5	—	70	213
1901	<5	—	48	249
1900	<5	—	72	239
1899	<5	—	36	289
1898	<5	—	39	298
1897	5	1555	31	331
1896	5	1583	38	301
1895	<5	—	35	305
1894	<5	—	29	332
1893	<5	—	21	391
1892	<5	—	33	320
1891	<5	—	31	297
1890	<5	—	23	369
1889	<5	—	20	405
1888	<5	—	21	404
1887	<5	—	31	299
1886	<5	—	23	357
1885	<5	—	21	388
1884	<5	—	15	488
1883	<5	—	14	479
1882	<5	—	16	453
1881	<5	—	13	487
1880	<5	—	20	381