Is Johnnye a boy or girl name?

Johnnye is a girl’s name. Of the 879 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.9% were girls and 4.1% were boys.

Johnnye

Recorded 1907–1962 · United States

Johnnye was most popular in 1933, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,348 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 879 people named Johnnye.

Johnnye over time

Births per year. The dot marks Johnnye’s peak in 1933. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Johnnye a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Johnnye is a girl’s name — 95.9% of the 879 Americans given it were girls and 4.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Johnnye

Where Johnnye is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 9.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org