Johnnie
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is often a nickname, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Johnnie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is often a nickname, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Johnnie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Johnnie as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 9 babies received it. 1928 was its biggest year on record, with 1,128 newborns named Johnnie — #182 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Johnnie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Johnnie ranks #3,894 for girls with 38 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 49K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Johnnie on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 24 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 1,868 Johnnies were born — ranking #103 that year. As of 2026, Johnnie ranks #2,393 for boys with 59 births, falling sharply (-24%). All told, over 102K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Johnnie
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About the name Johnnie
Johnnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 102K births in the dataset. Johnnie's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #74. Use the chart and map above to compare Johnnie'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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