Is Jonny a boy or girl name?

Jonny is a boy’s name. Of the 3,532 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.7% were girls and 96.3% were boys.

Jonny

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Jonny was most popular in 2008, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,214 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,532 people named Jonny.

Jonny over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jonny’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jonny a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jonny is a boy’s name — 3.7% of the 3,532 Americans given it were girls and 96.3% 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 Jonny

Where Jonny 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