Meaning of the nameJohnny
- Male
- English origin
- Hebrew origin
- John-ny
Johnny is a spelling of the name Jhony, which means “diminutive of John, 'God is gracious'”.
Meaning
“diminutive of John, 'God is gracious'”
Source: Wiktionary: Johnny · Wiktionary: John · Behind the Name: Johnny · Behind the Name: John
- People (2022)
- 9,553
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,782
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,262
- people
Johnny in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Johnny, 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 (3,279 people).
37 women 9,516 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 Johnny is most common
States with the highest share of people named Johnny in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Paraná 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,304 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 955 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 949 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 661 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 448 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 318 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 300 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 296 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 284 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 269 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 236 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 186 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 160 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 159 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 154 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 150 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 145 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 114 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 105 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 93 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 81 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 51 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 31 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Johnny
It is the English spelling, which Wiktionary and Behind the Name describe as a diminutive of John; proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
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.
Other spellings of Jhony
Sources
- Wiktionary: Johnny · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: John · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Johnny · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
- 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 Johnny
What does the name Johnny mean?
Johnny means “diminutive of John, 'God is gracious'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Johnny in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,553 people with the first name Johnny, which ranks it number 1,782 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Johnny a boy's or a girl's name?
Johnny is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 37 women and 9,516 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Johnny?
Johnny is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Johnny most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.007% of the state's population is named Johnny (3,304 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Johnny?
Jhony, Jhonny, Jonny, Jony, Joni and Jhoni and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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