Recorded 1916–1956 Unisex name Peak 1931 163 births

Jhonnie — boys' name

163 babies named Jhonnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s491930s511940s161950s37
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jhonnie was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jhonnie in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jhonnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Jhonnie between 1916 and 1956, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jhonnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Jhonnie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1929.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jhonnie performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jhonnie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jhonnie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 163 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jhonnie at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

163

Since 1916

41 years of records

Peak year

1931

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1916

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1956

Jhonnie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1916

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1931)
9
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
45678910 19561951194219351930192619211916 5

Jhonnie popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1929 (Jhonnie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 194319411929 5

Jhonnie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
51 births that decade — 31% of Jhonnie's all-time total
1910s101920s491930s511940s161950s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhonnie?
163 babies have been named Jhonnie since 1916. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1931 with 9 births.
When was Jhonnie most popular?
Jhonnie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Is Jhonnie a unisex name?
Yes, Jhonnie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 163 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Jhonnie been used?
Jhonnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 41 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Jhonnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhon, Jhonny, Jhonatan, Jhonathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.