EveryBabyNames

Johnny

4 countries#457 in United States, 2025
US
#457
in United States, 2025
FR
#2453
in France, 2022
SCOT
#495
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#212
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
337,543
Peak year (United States)
1947
Peak-year count
7,497
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Johnny was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

321,696 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #457 · peaked in 1947 with 7,497 births

Most common in: Texas, California, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

15,412 births recorded 1935–2022 · currently #2453 · peaked in 1980 with 649 births

Most common in: Nord, La Réunion, Seine-Maritime, Pas-de-Calais, Sarthe

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

252 births recorded 1975–2025 · currently #495 · peaked in 2008 with 12 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

183 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #212 · peaked in 2005 with 11 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Johnny’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#237
2007#241↓4
2008#246↓5
2009#256↓10
2010#267↓11
2011#282↓15
2012#281↑1
2013#267↑14
2014#300↓33
2015#310↓10
2016#335↓25
2017#346↓11
2018#352↓6
2019#373↓21
2020#387↓14
2021#433↓46
2022#399↑34
2023#434↓35
2024#456↓22
2025#457↓1

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