Meaning of the nameJhony
- Male
- Jho-ny
Jhony is a masculine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups with Johnny, an English diminutive of John; the origin of the JH spelling is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Jhony is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 10,920
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,609
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,850
- people
Jhony in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jhony, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (4,067 people).
95 women 10,825 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jhony is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jhony in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.009%
- Rondônia 0.009%
- Paraná 0.009%
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
- Mato Grosso 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,596 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,135 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,019 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 970 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 609 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 476 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 414 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 356 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 341 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 307 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 300 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 286 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 256 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 240 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 223 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 187 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 163 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 150 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 149 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 136 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 127 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 116 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 87 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 83 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 75 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 67 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 52 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jhony
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Johnny, Jhonny, Johny, Jonny, Jhoni, Joni and Jony among the spelling variants of Jhony. Johnny, according to Wiktionary, is John plus the suffix -y, and John comes from Biblical Hebrew Yôḥānān, perhaps contracted from Yəhōḥānān, 'God is gracious'. The origin of the spelling Jhony, with an H after the J, is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,920 people named Jhony, the most common spelling of the group, with a median age of 26. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
It puts an H after the J and ends in Y; proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Other spellings of Jhony
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jhony · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Johnny · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: John · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Jhony
What does the name Jhony mean?
The meaning of Jhony is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Jhony in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,920 people with the first name Jhony, which ranks it number 1,609 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jhony a boy's or a girl's name?
Jhony is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 95 women and 10,825 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jhony most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.009% of the state's population is named Jhony (256 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jhony?
Jhonny, Johnny, Jonny, Jony, Joni and Jhoni and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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