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Name meaning & stats

Jhonny

Jhonny means “God is gracious”. 1,812 US babies since 1940, peak 2006. Notable Jhonnys are 2.7× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

“God is gracious”

Spelling of Johnny

A short form of John.

Johnny around the world

  • Джонни · Russian
  • Джонні · Ukrainian
  • Τζόνι · Greek
  • جوني · Arabic
  • ג'וני · Hebrew
  • ジョニー · Japanese
  • 约翰尼 · Chinese
  • Jógvan
  • Jón · Icelandic
  • João · Portuguese

Famous Johnnys

  • Johnny Cash · American country singer (1932–2003)
  • Johnny Weissmuller · American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)
  • Johnny Carson · American talk show host and comedian (1925–2005)
  • Johnny Logan · Irish singer and songwriter

In US birth records

Peak year: 2006

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

1,812 US babies were named Jhonny between 1940 and 2025.

Jhonny around the world

  • France: 470 babies since 1900, peak 1971

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Jhonnys end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Footballer2.7×Medium · 21 people
Baseball player1.5×Low · 3 people
Writer0.9×Low · 1 people
Actor0.8×Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Jhonnys show up 2.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 205 Johnnys spell it Jhonny

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2006)