Jonnie
Jonnie is a unisex given name. It is a variant form of Jonny.
Meaning & Origin of Jonnie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jonnie is a unisex given name. It is a variant form of Jonny.
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The Story of Jonnie
As a girl name
American parents first put Jonnie on the record books as a girl name in 1881, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 136 Jonnies were born — ranking #735 that year. As of 2026, Jonnie ranks #6,861 for girls with 16 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jonnie as a boy name dates back to 1891, when 7 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 73 newborns named Jonnie — #753 in the national rankings. Jonnie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jonnie
Jonnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Jonnie's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #685. Use the chart and map above to compare Jonnie'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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