The first name Johny
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the male given name John.
Johny is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Johny last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 5 boys. It peaked in 2015, with 5 births (#3,373).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Johny with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Johny at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Johny, the 12,894th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1929, when 70 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Johny
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Johny HendricksAmerican sport wrestler and mixed martial artist, born 1983
- Johny SroujiArab Israeli computer scientist, born 1964
- Johnny JansenDutch footballer and manager (1975-)
Questions
- How popular is the name Johny?
- In 2022, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Johny, ranking 3,449th. Its peak was 2015, with 5 births.
- Is Johny a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 3,597 US babies named Johny since 1880 were boys.
- When was Johny most popular?
- 1929 in the United States, when 70 babies were named Johny, its highest rank at 768th.