Johnie
A spelling of Johnnie, the familiar form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, meaning Yahweh is gracious. It appears in American records for both sexes.
Johnie in 2025
Johnie was given to 15 babies in the United States in 2025 — 10 boys and 5 girls, making it the 12,587th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 221,023 babies born.
The history of Johnie
Johnie reached its highest point in 1920, when 854 babies were given the name, ranking 388th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 353rd, in 1905.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 26,074 babies have been named Johnie. Half of them were born before 1926, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Johnie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Johnie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 329 | 534 |
| 1890s | 771 | 412 |
| 1900s | 1,639 | 353 |
| 1910s | 5,376 | 359 |
| 1920s | 7,560 | 388 |
| 1930s | 4,275 | 486 |
| 1940s | 2,399 | 739 |
| 1950s | 1,353 | 1,118 |
| 1960s | 834 | 1,789 |
| 1970s | 581 | 2,121 |
| 1980s | 380 | 3,652 |
| 1990s | 275 | 4,344 |
| 2000s | 133 | 12,547 |
| 2010s | 108 | 11,062 |
| 2020s | 61 | 12,587 |
Where Johnie is heading
Johnie has risen 50% over the past decade, from 10 babies in 2015 to 15 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Johnie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Johnie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Johnie.