boy's name
Jonny
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,629
Northern Ireland
#275
2007 births
Jonny is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 79 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 97,513 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Jonny over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 |
| 1920s | 75 |
| 1930s | 155 |
| 1940s | 353 |
| 1950s | 351 |
| 1960s | 432 |
| 1970s | 239 |
| 1980s | 248 |
| 1990s | 384 |
| 2000s | 580 |
| 2010s | 484 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 212 |
How popular is Jonny?
In 2025, Jonny was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jonny is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jonny
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jonny also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jonny over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jonny
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jonny — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jonny
How popular is the name Jonny?
In 2025, Jonny was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jonny a girl's or a boy's name?
Jonny is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jonny most popular?
Jonny peaked in 2008, when 79 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jonny a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jonny currently ranks #1,787 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.