Jonny
Jonny was the 3407th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1095th; the most babies were born in 2008 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved down 618 places. More babies were named Jonny in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,407 boys, down 105 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200879 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,532babies recorded
Jonny popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 131 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,407 | 34 |
| 2020 | #3,302 | 34 |
| 2010 | #2,448 | 51 |
| 2000 | #2,455 | 39 |
| 1990 | #1,624 | 51 |
| 1980 | #2,187 | 24 |
| 1970 | #1,426 | 35 |
| 1960 | #1,157 | 46 |
| 1950 | #1,277 | 32 |
| 1940 | #1,939 | 14 |
| 1930 | #1,928 | 16 |
| 1920 | #3,648 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jonny, counting every spelling?
Jonny is the most common spelling of a name family that had 41 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny | 34 | #3,407 | 178 |
| Jony | 7 | #10,159 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jonny?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jonny (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jonny born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jonny.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jonny?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Jonny are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 17 and 56. That makes Jonny mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Jonny by state
How common Jonny was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jonny: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jonny, they share its era and feel.
Jonny is also a nickname for Jonathan and Jonas.
Questions about the name Jonny
How popular is the name Jonny?
Jonny was the 3407th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1095th; the most babies were born in 2008 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved down 618 places. More babies were named Jonny in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jonny a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jonny in the US.
Where is Jonny most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jonny was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.