Johnny

Diminutive of John

"God is gracious"

Johnny Origin and Meaning

The name Johnny is a boy's name meaning "God is gracious".

The ultimate midcentury nickname, retaining a good measure of retro charm, was chosen for her son by Mira Sorvino.

Johnny Rank in US Top 1000

# 436 in the US

Johnny Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2779 on Nameberry

Johnny Popularity

• 436 US 2023
• 904 Nameberry 2020
• 502 Future 2028
• 428 England 2023
• 408 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Johnny

• John Christopher "Johnny" Depp American actor
• John R. "Johnny" Cash American country singer
• John William "Johnny" Carson American comedian and TV host
• John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer American songwriter
• John Royce "Johnny" Mathis American pop singer
• John Francis "Johnny" Burke American lyricist
• Johnny Hallyday (born Jean Philippe Smet), French singer/actor
• Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher) guitarist for English band The Smiths
• John Mark "Johnny" Galecki American actor
• John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III American blues guitarist
• John Paul "Johnny" Herbert English racing driver
• Johnny Lee Bench American baseball player
• Johnny Knoxville (born Philip John "P.J." Clapp) American actor/comedian
• Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella) American rock singer
• Johnny Ace (born John Marshall Alexander Jr.), American R&B singer
• John Paul "Johnny" Boychuk Canadian,Ukrainian ice hockey player
• Johnny Seo (Youngho) South Korean rapper, dancer, singer of boy band NCT
• Jonathan Kendrick "Johnny" Lewis American actor
• Jonathan Paul "Johnny Football" Manziel American NFL player, first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy
• Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman) American folk hero
• Johnny Ramone (born John William Cummings) guitarist for American punk band The Ramones
• John Joseph "Johnny" Burnette American rockabilly singer
• Johnny Rotten (born John Joseph Lydon) singer for English punk band The Sex Pistols
• Jonathan Joseph "Johnny" Sauter American NASCAR driver
• Alberto "Johnny" Cecotto Venezuelan motorcycle racer
• John "Johnny" Jeter American pro wrestler
• Johnny Christopher King Backus son of actress Mira Sorvino
• John David "Johnny" Gosch (b. 1969) 12 year old American boy who went and still is currently missing from West Des Moines Iowa in 1982

Johnny in Pop Culture

• Johnny Cade character in "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton
• "Johnny Tremaine " novel by Esther Forbes and its main character
• Johnny Ringo main character in the Johnny trilogy by American rock band Crown the Empire
• Johnny Cage character in Mortal Kombat video game series
• Johnny 5 robot star of the Short Circuit film series
• Johnny Dennis one of the main characters in "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
• Johnny main character in 2003 movie "The Room"
• Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm aka the Human Torch character in the Fantastic Four series
• Johnny Fiama Muppet crooner, parody of Frank Sinatra
• Johnny Boy Soprano character on TV's "The Sopranos"
• Johnny Morgan character from American Horror Story: Asylum
• Johnny Joestar character from manga series 'Jojo's Bizarre Adventure'
• Johnny Ghost A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
• Johnny Toast A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
• Johnny Cranky A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
• "Johnny Test " animated TV series and its main character
• "Johnny Bravo " animated TV series and its main character
• "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac " comic book by Jhonen Vasquez
• "Johnny Guitar " 1954 movie
• "Johnny Mnemonic " 1995 movie
• "Johnny Come Lately " 1943 movie
• "Johnny Dangerously " 1984 movie
• "Johnny English " 2003 movie
• "Johnny Handsome " 1989 movie
• "Johnny Cool " 1963 movie
• "Johnny B. Goode " song by Chuck Berry
• "Oh Johnny Oh " song by The Andrews Sisters
• "Johnny Angel " 1945 movie and 1962 song by Shelley Fabares
• "Johnny Boy" song by twenty one pilots
• Johnny Reb slang term for Southern Confederates during the American Civil War
• "Johnny Got His Gun " book by Dalton Trumbo, inspired by the line "Johnny get your gun" from popular patriotic song "Over There"
• "When Johnny Comes Marching Home " popular patriotic song
• Johnny Lawrence A Character from Karate Kid (1984) and Cobra Kai