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 [ 2 syll. joh-(n)ny, jo-h-nny ] The boy name Johnny is pronounced JHAANiy KEY. Johnny's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English. Johnny is a pet form of the English John. Johnny is an all-time favorite. Today it is still a popular baby boy name, but not as much as it was previously. The name grew in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1940s; prior to that, it was of only modest use. At the height of its usage in 1945, 0.415% of baby boys were named Johnny. It was #45 in rank then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #246 with a usage of 0.068%. Within the family of boy names directly related to Johnny, the English John was the most frequently used. It was 9 times more popular than Johnny in 2008. The name Johnny has been primarily given to boys, although it has also been used as a girl name in the last century. In 1940, 67 times more boys than girls were given the name Johnny. Baby names that sound like Johnny include the English Johnie, the English Johnnie, the Italian Gianni, the English Jaason, the Rhaeto-Romanic Jachen, the Czech Jachym, the English Jacin, the English Jackson, the English Jacksyn, the Indian and Iranian Jahan, the English Jaheim, the English Jaimie, the English Jakson, the English Jamaine, the English Jame, the English Jamey, the English and Scottish Jamie, the English Jamin, the English Jaquan, and the English Jaquin. Details of famous persons named Johnny: KEY: Pronunciation for Johnny: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
