Johnny

Where Johnny comes from

From John + -y. In the sense of an Englishman, compare John Bull.
— Wiktionary's entry for Johnny
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #381 among boys — 20 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1904
    Johnny Weissmuller born
    American swimmer, water polo player, and actor
  3. 1932
    Johnny Cash born
    American country singer
  4. 1945
    Peak, #45
    5,699 babies named Johnny — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1977
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #93.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name John.
Namesakes
  • Johnny Cash · American country singer, 1932–2003
  • Johnny Weissmuller · American swimmer, water polo player, and actor, 1904–1984
  • Johnny Carson · American talk show host and comedian, 1925–2005
  • Johnny Logan · Irish singer and songwriter, born 1954
  • Johnny Leoni · Swiss association football player, born 1984

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.