Jonny
Jonny is a masculine given name, and pet name, in the English language. A pet form of Jon, the natural diminutive of given name Jonathan, in some cases it can also mean a condom. A variant form of Jonny is Jonnie.
Meaning & Origin of Jonny
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jonny is a masculine given name, and pet name, in the English language. A pet form of Jon, the natural diminutive of given name Jonathan, in some cases it can also mean a condom. A variant form of Jonny is Jonnie.
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The Story of Jonny
Jonny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 79 Jonnys were born — ranking #1,838 that year. As of 2026, Jonny ranks #3,574 for baby boys with 32 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 3K Jonnys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Jonny
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- Jonny (footballer) (born 1994), Spanish footballer currently playing for Alaves
- Jonny Buckland (born 1977), English musician and guitarist for the band Coldplay
- Jonny Clayton (born 1974), Welsh professional darts player
- Jonny Craig (born 1986), Canadian-American singer-songwriter
- Jonny Evans (born 1988), Northern Irish footballer
- Jonny Greenwood (born 1971), English musician and guitarist for the band Radiohead
- Jonny Hector (born 1964), Swedish chess Grandmaster
- Jonny Howson (born 1988), English footballer currently playing for Leeds United F.C.
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Names that sound like Jonny
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About the name Jonny
Jonny is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jonny's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,086. Use the chart and map above to compare Jonny'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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