Boys' name · since 1912
Jonny
Jonny has 3,401 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,388 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,401
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jonny is the #3388 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,401 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonny has been recorded 3,401 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #3388 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #2,333 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,388 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,401 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonny ranks #2,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,388 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,401 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,388 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,401
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jonny's 3,401 recorded births place it above 94.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jonny compares
3,401 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jonny's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jonny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,401 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jonny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jonny splits its recorded history at 1972: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jonny popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Jonny popularity over time - girls
131 total births recorded since 1917 (Jonny as girls' name)
Jonny by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (580 births, 17% of the file).
2000s was Jonny's strongest decade.
580 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Jonny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s 75
1920s
75 births
- 1930s 144
1930s
144 births
- 1940s
1940s
290 births
- 1950s
1950s
320 births
- 1960s
1960s
411 births
- 1970s
1970s
239 births
- 1980s
1980s
248 births
- 1990s
1990s
384 births
- 2000s
2000s
580 births
- 2010s
2010s
484 births
- 2020s 212
2020s
212 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 580 births (17% of all-time use).
How Jonny compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jonny's total volume
Jonny by state
Where Jonny concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 477 | 14.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 151 | 4.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 98 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 22 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.2% |
477 of 3,401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Jonny appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jonny's data
- Jonny's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (580 total births) through the 2020s (212) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jonnys (477 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jonny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jonny draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.