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Johnny is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 320,983 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 317,213 as boys and 3,770 as girls. Johnny gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #238 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 688
2023 717
2022 806
2021 728
2020 800
2019 853
2018 954
2017 979
2016 1,049
2015 1,159
2014 1,195
2013 1,337
2012 1,248
2011 1,257
2010 1,301
2009 1,356
2008 1,483
2007 1,513
2006 1,465
2005 1,401
2004 1,327
2003 1,377
2002 1,450
2001 1,546
2000 1,470
1999 1,502
1998 1,494
1997 1,477
1996 1,617
1995 1,703
1994 1,964
1993 1,976
1992 2,116
1991 2,260
1990 2,498
1989 2,311
1988 2,289
1987 2,230
1986 2,231
1985 2,230
1984 2,294
1983 2,383
1982 2,516
1981 2,587
1980 2,664
1979 2,484
1978 2,595
1977 2,842
1976 2,909
1975 3,002
1974 3,207
1973 3,313
1972 3,600
1971 3,985
1970 4,485
1969 4,268
1968 4,088
1967 4,224
1966 4,409
1965 4,728
1964 5,123
1963 5,472
1962 5,842
1961 5,976
1960 6,259
1959 6,385
1958 6,396
1957 6,559
1956 6,700
1955 6,673
1954 6,672
1953 6,784
1952 6,840
1951 6,761
1950 6,645
1949 7,043
1948 6,904
1947 7,498
1946 6,664
1945 5,748
1944 5,712
1943 5,436
1942 4,640
1941 4,032
1940 4,065
1939 3,405
1938 3,237
1937 2,862
1936 2,778
1935 2,572
1934 2,366
1933 2,100
1932 2,055
1931 1,760
1930 1,876
1929 1,578
1928 1,599
1927 1,395
1926 1,334
1925 1,210
1924 1,091
1923 1,019
1922 902
1921 871
1920 802
1919 696
1918 678
1917 557
1916 478
1915 446
1914 350
1913 278
1912 224
1911 157
1910 178
1909 124
1908 112
1907 105
1906 90
1905 83
1904 77
1903 59
1902 70
1901 48
1900 72
1899 36
1898 39
1897 36
1896 43
1895 35
1894 29
1893 21
1892 33
1891 31
1890 23
1889 20
1888 21
1887 31
1886 23
1885 21
1884 15
1883 14
1882 16
1881 13
1880 20