Johnie
Johnie is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Johnie Berntsson, Swedish sport sailor Johnie Cock, protagonist of the eponymous Scottish folk ballad Johnie Cooks, American football player Johnie Hammond, American politician in Iowa Johnie Scot, protagonist of the eponymous English/Scottish ballad Johnie Watson (1896–1958), American baseball outfielder
- English
Meaning & Origin of Johnie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Johnie is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Johnie Berntsson, Swedish sport sailor Johnie Cock, protagonist of the eponymous Scottish folk ballad Johnie Cooks, American football player Johnie Hammond, American politician in Iowa Johnie Scot, protagonist of the eponymous English/Scottish ballad Johnie Watson (1896–1958), American baseball outfielder
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Johnie
As a girl name
Johnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 196 Johnies were born — ranking #483 that year. As of 2026, Johnie ranks #11,069 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5K Johnies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Johnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 18 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 706 Johnies were born — ranking #190 that year. As of 2026, Johnie ranks #10,812 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21K Johnies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Johnie
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Names that sound like Johnie
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About the name Johnie
Johnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Johnie's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #190. Use the chart and map above to compare Johnie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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