as a First Name
Pet form of John, also used as an independent given name from the 16th century onwards. In the United States it is occasionally also used as a girl's name. Famous bearers include the American country singer Johnny Cash (1932–2003) and the film actor Johnny Depp (b. 1963).
| 303rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 174,204
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 300,875
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Johnny per capita
- 1945
- marked the height of its popularity
0.33%
99.67%
43%
55+
55+
38%
30-54
30-54
10%
13-29
13-29
9%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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