Johnny
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Johnny
A unisex nickname style name, similar in sound and feel to Andie, Candy, Indy, or Danny. For boys, it's the ultimate midcentury nickname. But with boyish names for girls like Scottie and Charlie trending, more parents may branch out to Johnny.
Johnny for boys#458 US
The ultimate midcentury nickname, retaining a good measure of retro charm, was chosen for her son by Mira Sorvino.
Pronounced JAH-nee.
As of October 2026, Johnny ranked #11367 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #874 in 1928.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #300 | 1,186 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #310 | 1,152 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #335 | 1,038 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #346 | 973 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #352 | 941 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #375 | 845 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #387 | 793 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #432 | 720 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #399 | 800 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #435 | 717 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #458 | 679 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #458 | 682 |
World rankings
Johnny for boys
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Johnny on lists
Famous Johnnys
- John Christopher "Johnny" DeppBoy
American actor
- John R. "Johnny" CashBoy
American country singer
- John William "Johnny" CarsonBoy
American comedian and TV host
- John Herndon "Johnny" MercerBoy
American songwriter
- John Royce "Johnny" MathisBoy
American pop singer
- John Francis "Johnny" BurkeBoy
American lyricist
- Johnny Hallyday (born JeanBoy
Philippe Smet), French singer/actor
- Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher)Boy
guitarist for English band The Smiths
- John Mark "Johnny" GaleckiBoy
American actor
- John Dawson "Johnny" Winter IIIBoy
American blues guitarist
- John Paul "Johnny" HerbertBoy
English racing driver
- Johnny Lee BenchBoy
American baseball player
- Johnny Knoxville (born Philip John "P.J." Clapp)Boy
American actor/comedian
- Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella)Boy
American rock singer
- Johnny Ace (born John Marshall AlexanderBoy
Jr.), American R&B singer
- John Paul "Johnny" BoychukBoy
Canadian,Ukrainian ice hockey player
- Johnny Seo (Youngho)Boy
South Korean rapper, dancer, singer of boy band NCT
- Jonathan Kendrick "Johnny" LewisBoy
American actor
- Jonathan Paul "Johnny Football" ManzielBoy
American NFL player, first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy
- Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman)Boy
American folk hero
- Johnny Ramone (born John William Cummings)Boy
guitarist for American punk band The Ramones
- John Joseph "Johnny" BurnetteBoy
American rockabilly singer
- Johnny Rotten (born John Joseph Lydon)Boy
singer for English punk band The Sex Pistols
- Jonathan Joseph "Johnny" SauterBoy
American NASCAR driver
- Alberto "Johnny" CecottoBoy
Venezuelan motorcycle racer
- John "Johnny" JeterBoy
American pro wrestler
- Johnny Christopher King BackusBoy
son of actress Mira Sorvino
- John David "Johnny" Gosch (b. 1969)Boy
12 year old American boy who went and still is currently missing from West Des Moines Iowa in 1982
- Johnny Olson (born John Leonard Olson)Boy
American TV and radio announcer
Johnny in pop culture
- Johnny CadeBoy
character in "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton
- "Johnny TremaineBoy
" novel by Esther Forbes and its main character
- Johnny RingoBoy
main character in the Johnny trilogy by American rock band Crown the Empire
- Johnny CageBoy
character in Mortal Kombat video game series
- Johnny 5Boy
robot star of the Short Circuit film series
- Johnny DennisBoy
one of the main characters in "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
- JohnnyBoy
main character in 2003 movie "The Room"
- Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm aka the Human TorchBoy
character in the Fantastic Four series
- Johnny FiamaBoy
Muppet crooner, parody of Frank Sinatra
- Johnny Boy SopranoBoy
character on TV's "The Sopranos"
- Johnny MorganBoy
character from American Horror Story: Asylum
- Johnny JoestarBoy
character from manga series 'Jojo's Bizarre Adventure'
- Johnny GhostBoy
A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
- Johnny ToastBoy
A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
- Johnny CrankyBoy
A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
- "Johnny TestBoy
" animated TV series and its main character
- "Johnny BravoBoy
" animated TV series and its main character
- "Johnny the Homicidal ManiacBoy
" comic book by Jhonen Vasquez
- "Johnny GuitarBoy
" 1954 movie
- "Johnny MnemonicBoy
" 1995 movie
- "Johnny Come LatelyBoy
" 1943 movie
- "Johnny DangerouslyBoy
" 1984 movie
- "Johnny EnglishBoy
" 2003 movie
- "Johnny HandsomeBoy
" 1989 movie
- "Johnny CoolBoy
" 1963 movie
- "Johnny B. GoodeBoy
" song by Chuck Berry
- "Oh Johnny OhBoy
" song by The Andrews Sisters
- "Johnny AngelBoy
" 1945 movie and 1962 song by Shelley Fabares
- "Johnny Boy"Boy
song by twenty one pilots
- Johnny RebBoy
slang term for Southern Confederates during the American Civil War
- "Johnny Got His GunBoy
" book by Dalton Trumbo, inspired by the line "Johnny get your gun" from popular patriotic song "Over There"
- "When Johnny Comes Marching HomeBoy
" popular patriotic song
- Johnny LawrenceBoy
A Character from Karate Kid (1984) and Cobra Kai
- Johnny SilverhandBoy
Character in the Cyberpunk TTRPGs and video game "Cyberpunk 2077"
- "Lang Johnny More"Boy
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"