Meaning of the nameJonny
- Male
- English origin
- Hebrew origin
- Jon-ny
Jonny is a spelling of the name Jhony, which means “variant of Johnny, diminutive of John ('God is gracious'), or diminutive of Jonathan”.
Meaning
“variant of Johnny, diminutive of John ('God is gracious'), or diminutive of Jonathan”
Source: Wiktionary: Jonny · Wiktionary: Johnny · Wiktionary: John
- People (2022)
- 3,561
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,470
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,308
- people
Jonny in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jonny, 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 (1,107 people).
38 women 3,523 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 Jonny is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jonny in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 995 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 412 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 251 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 241 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 163 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 156 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 147 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 121 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 98 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 97 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 93 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 92 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 88 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 78 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 66 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 61 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 58 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jonny
A spelling with a double NN and no H, which Wiktionary records in English as a variant of Johnny and also as a diminutive of Jonathan.
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: Jonny · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Johnny · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: John · en.wiktionary.org · 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 Jonny
What does the name Jonny mean?
Jonny means “variant of Johnny, diminutive of John ('God is gracious'), or diminutive of Jonathan”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Jonny in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,561 people with the first name Jonny, which ranks it number 3,470 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jonny a boy's or a girl's name?
Jonny is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 38 women and 3,523 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jonny?
Jonny is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jonny most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jonny (412 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jonny?
Jhony, Jhonny, Johnny, Jony, Joni and Jhoni and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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