Johnny has been given to about 321,696 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.
Johnny ranks 458th among American boys in 2025, with 690 born that year. Its best year was 1947, when 7,497 babies were given the name, ranking 49th. The typical living American called Johnny is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nebraska, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.