Meaning of the nameJony
- Male
- Jo-ny
Jony is a spelling of the name Jhony.
Meaning
The meaning of Jony 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)
- 3,457
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,528
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,601
- people
Jony in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jony, 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 (1,098 people).
59 women 3,398 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 Jony is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jony in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 891 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 452 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 267 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 226 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 186 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 126 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 124 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 119 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 118 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 111 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 106 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 99 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 98 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 68 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 56 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jony
It drops the H and uses a single N, with a final Y; proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
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
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jhony · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- 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 Jony
What does the name Jony mean?
The meaning of Jony 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 Jony in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,457 people with the first name Jony, which ranks it number 3,528 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jony a boy's or a girl's name?
Jony is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 59 women and 3,398 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jony most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jony (119 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jony?
Jhony, Jhonny, Johnny, Jonny, Joni and Jhoni and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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