Given name & surname
Jonny
“God has given”·“a gift of God”
In English use, Jonny is a diminutive of Jonathan. Interpretations include “God has given” and “a gift of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jonny is a diminutive of Jonathan. Interpretations include “God has given” and “a gift of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Jonny is a diminutive of Jonathan. An origin associated with Jonathan is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Jonny is a diminutive of Jonathan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jonny through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,532
- 3,401 boys · 131 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,407 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,407 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 79 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,640 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jonny’s family of names
In English usage, Jonny is a diminutive of Jonathan. In Filipino usage, Jonny has a related form in John. In Swedish usage, Jonny has an alternative spelling in Johnny.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jonny has relatives in 6 languages.
4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jonny
- Jonny EvansNorthern Irish association football player (born 1988)
- Jonny GreenwoodBritish musicianborn 1971
- Jonny BucklandBritish guitarist (born 1977)
- Jonny Lee MillerBritish actorborn 1972
- Jonny OttoSpanish footballerborn 1994
- Jonny WilliamsWelsh association footballerborn 1993
- Jonny WilkinsonEnglish rugby union footballerborn 1979
- Jonny KimAmerican physician, Navy SEAL, and NASA astronautborn 1984
- Jonny MagallónMexican footballerborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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