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.

# 436 in the US

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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"

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