Johnny

Diminutive of John

"God is gracious"

Johnny Origin and Meaning

The name Johnny is a boy's name meaning "God is gracious".

The ultimate midcentury nickname, retaining a good measure of retro charm, was chosen for her son by Mira Sorvino.

Johnny Rank in US Top 1000

# 436 in the US

Johnny Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2670 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Johnny

• 436 US 2023
• 904 Nameberry 2020
• 502 Future 2028
• 428 England 2023
• 408 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Johnny

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• Jefferson
• Richie
• Joe
• Barry
• Gary
• Bobby
• Josh
• Mickey
• Todd
• Steve
• Sammy
• Randy
• Junior
• Mike
• Tommy
• Don
• Tom
• Eddie
• Jerry
• Vinny

Famous People Named Johnny

• John Christopher "Johnny" Depp American actor
• John R. "Johnny" Cash American country singer
• John William "Johnny" Carson American comedian and TV host
• John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer American songwriter
• John Royce "Johnny" Mathis American pop singer
• John Francis "Johnny" Burke American lyricist
• Johnny Hallyday (born Jean Philippe Smet), French singer/actor
• Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher) guitarist for English band The Smiths
• John Mark "Johnny" Galecki American actor
• John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III American blues guitarist
• John Paul "Johnny" Herbert English racing driver
• Johnny Lee Bench American baseball player
• Johnny Knoxville (born Philip John "P.J." Clapp) American actor/comedian
• Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella) American rock singer
• Johnny Ace (born John Marshall Alexander Jr.), American R&B singer
• John Paul "Johnny" Boychuk Canadian,Ukrainian ice hockey player
• Johnny Seo (Youngho) South Korean rapper, dancer, singer of boy band NCT
• Jonathan Kendrick "Johnny" Lewis American actor
• Jonathan Paul "Johnny Football" Manziel American NFL player, first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy
• Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman) American folk hero
• Johnny Ramone (born John William Cummings) guitarist for American punk band The Ramones
• John Joseph "Johnny" Burnette American rockabilly singer
• Johnny Rotten (born John Joseph Lydon) singer for English punk band The Sex Pistols
• Jonathan Joseph "Johnny" Sauter American NASCAR driver
• Alberto "Johnny" Cecotto Venezuelan motorcycle racer
• John "Johnny" Jeter American pro wrestler
• Johnny Christopher King Backus son of actress Mira Sorvino
• John David "Johnny" Gosch (b. 1969) 12 year old American boy who went and still is currently missing from West Des Moines Iowa in 1982

The name Johnny in Pop Culture

• Johnny Cade character in "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton
• "Johnny Tremaine " novel by Esther Forbes and its main character
• Johnny Ringo main character in the Johnny trilogy by American rock band Crown the Empire
• Johnny Cage character in Mortal Kombat video game series
• Johnny 5 robot star of the Short Circuit film series
• Johnny Dennis one of the main characters in "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
• Johnny main character in 2003 movie "The Room"
• Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm aka the Human Torch character in the Fantastic Four series
• Johnny Fiama Muppet crooner, parody of Frank Sinatra
• Johnny Boy Soprano character on TV's "The Sopranos"
• Johnny Morgan character from American Horror Story: Asylum
• Johnny Joestar character from manga series 'Jojo's Bizarre Adventure'
• Johnny Ghost A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
• Johnny Toast A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
• Johnny Cranky A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
• "Johnny Test " animated TV series and its main character
• "Johnny Bravo " animated TV series and its main character
• "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac " comic book by Jhonen Vasquez
• "Johnny Guitar " 1954 movie
• "Johnny Mnemonic " 1995 movie
• "Johnny Come Lately " 1943 movie
• "Johnny Dangerously " 1984 movie
• "Johnny English " 2003 movie
• "Johnny Handsome " 1989 movie
• "Johnny Cool " 1963 movie
• "Johnny B. Goode " song by Chuck Berry
• "Oh Johnny Oh " song by The Andrews Sisters
• "Johnny Angel " 1945 movie and 1962 song by Shelley Fabares
• "Johnny Boy" song by twenty one pilots
• Johnny Reb slang term for Southern Confederates during the American Civil War
• "Johnny Got His Gun " book by Dalton Trumbo, inspired by the line "Johnny get your gun" from popular patriotic song "Over There"
• "When Johnny Comes Marching Home " popular patriotic song
• Johnny Lawrence A Character from Karate Kid (1984) and Cobra Kai
• Johnny Silverhand Character in the Cyberpunk TTRPGs and video game "Cyberpunk 2077"