Johnnie
A pet form of John, Hebrew for “Yahweh is gracious.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Johnnie appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 14 different years between 1900 and 1925. Its biggest year was 1928, when 1,868 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 103 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1910, at No. 74. The name has also seen real use for girls: 49,196 of the 151,295 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Johnny (321,696), Joni (29,502), Johnie (26,074), Jonnie (9,061), Johny (3,597), Jonny (3,532) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: John
Explore Johnnie interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 572 | No. 181 |
| 1890s | 1,160 | No. 113 |
| 1900s | 2,781 | No. 77 |
| 1910s | 10,426 | No. 74 |
| 1920s | 17,295 | No. 99 |
| 1930s | 15,333 | No. 104 |
| 1940s | 16,422 | No. 129 |
| 1950s | 14,046 | No. 157 |
| 1960s | 9,149 | No. 238 |
| 1970s | 5,920 | No. 270 |
| 1980s | 3,702 | No. 370 |
| 1990s | 2,373 | No. 557 |
| 2000s | 1,448 | No. 939 |
| 2010s | 1,049 | No. 1285 |
| 2020s | 423 | No. 1815 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.