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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Johney

Johney was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 959th; the most babies were born in 1919 (45). More babies were named Johney in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191945 babies
Total since 1880
1,525babies recorded

Johney popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1926.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#6,7777
1980#5,2087
1970#2,09319
1960#2,01017
1950#1,77918
1940#1,32226
1930#1,67320
1920#1,52925
1910#95912
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Johney, counting every spelling?

Johney has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Johney?

About 500 people born in the US named Johney are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 51 and 76. That makes Johney a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Johney by state

How common Johney was among boys born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesSC0.13District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesLA0.06Mississippi: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMS0.12Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesGA0.07Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Johney, boys, 1917–1921. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Johney: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Johney, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Johney

How popular is the name Johney?

Johney was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 959th; the most babies were born in 1919 (45). More babies were named Johney in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Johney a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 6 girls and 1,519 boys.

Where was Johney most popular?

In 1917–1921, Johney was most common in South Carolina (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Georgia.