# Johnnie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/johnnie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Johnny |
| US babies named this | 151,295 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 102,099 / 49,196 (33% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 212, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From John + -ie.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29 | 4,859 |
| 2012 | 23 | 5,786 |
| 2013 | 28 | 4,951 |
| 2014 | 37 | 4,053 |
| 2015 | 31 | 4,537 |
| 2016 | 38 | 3,957 |
| 2017 | 43 | 3,586 |
| 2018 | 33 | 4,279 |
| 2019 | 19 | 6,282 |
| 2020 | 34 | 4,113 |
| 2021 | 43 | 3,574 |
| 2022 | 38 | 3,920 |
| 2023 | 34 | 4,232 |
| 2024 | 39 | 3,856 |
| 2025 | 42 | 3,609 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 133 | 1,290 |
| 2012 | 107 | 1,507 |
| 2013 | 115 | 1,440 |
| 2014 | 118 | 1,425 |
| 2015 | 109 | 1,518 |
| 2016 | 95 | 1,668 |
| 2017 | 95 | 1,668 |
| 2018 | 100 | 1,632 |
| 2019 | 72 | 2,031 |
| 2020 | 74 | 1,955 |
| 2021 | 86 | 1,820 |
| 2022 | 75 | 2,030 |
| 2023 | 66 | 2,182 |
| 2024 | 61 | 2,328 |
| 2025 | 61 | 2,295 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 2,039 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2,721 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,150 |
| 2016 | 15 | 1,627 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,334 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,048 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3,523 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2,671 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3,684 |

## People named Johnnie

- Johnnie Parsons, American racing driver (1918–1984)
- Johnnie Ray, American singer and pianist (1927–1990)
- Johnnie Johnson, American musician (1924-2005)
- Johnnie Taylor, American singer-songwriter (1934–2000)
- Johnnie Cochran, American attorney (1937–2005)
- Johnnie Johnson, British RAF flying ace in WWII (1915-2001)
- Johnnie Walker, American actor and film producer (1894-1949)
- Johnnie Davis, American actor and singer (1910-1983)
- Johnnie Bassett, American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1935–2012)
- Johnnie Wright, American singer (1914-2011)
- Johnnie Walker, Australian bicycle racer
- Johnnie Johnston, American actor and singer (1915-1996)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.