Recorded 1912–2004 Boys' name Peak 1947 1,122 births

Johnney — boys' name

1,122 babies named Johnney in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s1381930s1581940s2141950s2121960s1521970s1101980s571990s182000s7
1940s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Johnney was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

34 babies were named Johnney in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnney

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,122 babies named Johnney between 1912 and 2004, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnney performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Johnney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Johnney in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnney 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 1,122 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.

Johnney at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

1,122

Since 1912

93 years of records

Peak year

1947

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1912

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2004

Johnney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1912

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1947)
34
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
010203040 200419801970196019501940193019201912 7

Johnney by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
214 births that decade — 19% of Johnney's all-time total
1910s561920s1381930s1581940s2141950s2121960s1521970s1101980s571990s182000s7

Johnney by state

Where Johnney concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Johnney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 1.8%
#2 Arkansas
5 0.4%
#3 California
5 0.4%
#4 Mississippi
5 0.4%
#5 North Carolina
5 0.4%
Texas share of Johnney's total US births 1.8%
Even split

20 of 1,122 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnney?
1,122 babies have been named Johnney since 1912. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1947 with 34 births.
When was Johnney most popular?
Johnney was most popular in the 1940s decade with 214 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Johnney most popular?
The top states for the name Johnney are Texas (20 births), Arkansas (5 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Johnney been used?
Johnney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 93 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Johnney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1912–2004 (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.