How Many People Are Named Jonny?
An estimated 2,917 people in the United States have the first name Jonny. It is predominantly male (96.3%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Jonny peaked in popularity in 2008 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jonny as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jonny paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Jonny is overwhelmingly male, 131 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,917
About 1 in 117,502 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.3% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
2008
79 births
Total Registered
3,498
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jonny
Jonny is predominantly male (96.3%), though 131 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jonny as a male name
Ranked #3,830 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (79 births)
Jonny as a female name
Ranked #6,224 in 1969
7 female births in 1969
Peak: 1946 (13 births)
Jonny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jonny span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 580 babies were registered. While Jonny is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jonny by Decade
How has Jonny tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jonny by State
Birth registrations for Jonny span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, South Carolina, Oklahoma. On average, about 66 Jonnys were registered per state.
Jonny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jonny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jonny
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jonny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jonny?
We estimate approximately 2,917 people named Jonny are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 117,502 Americans share this first name.
Is Jonny a common name?
Jonny is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,498 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jonny most popular?
Jonny reached peak popularity in 2008, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jonny is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jonny a male name?
Jonny is predominantly male. 96.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jonny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jonny Smith, Jonny Johnson, Jonny Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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