Is Johny a boy or girl name?

Johny is a boy’s name. Of the 3,597 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.

Johny

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Johny was most popular in 1929, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,443 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,597 people named Johny.

Johny over time

Births per year. The dot marks Johny’s peak in 1929. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Johny a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Johny is a boy’s name — 0.7% of the 3,597 Americans given it were girls and 99.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Johny

Where Johny is most concentrated

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

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