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Jonny

Boy

Meaning of Jonny: English: 'God is gracious'

Jonny is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3309th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3309

34 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,532

First recorded 1912 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 20 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 25 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 36 babies1989: 32 babies1990: 51 babies19901991: 39 babies1992: 31 babies1993: 34 babies1994: 43 babies1995: 48 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 38 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 39 babies20002001: 56 babies2002: 56 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 66 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 52 babies2007: 58 babies2008: 79 babies2009: 72 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 65 babies2012: 65 babies2013: 63 babies2014: 42 babies2015: 43 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 43 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 42 babies2020: 34 babies20202021: 36 babies2022: 40 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 34 babies
US babies named Jonny per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 79.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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