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The baby name Johny is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɒni/ or /ˈdʒɑni/ (JOH-nee).

Johny is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɒni/ or /ˈdʒɑni/ (JOH-nee)

What is the meaning of the name Johny ?

The baby name Johny is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɒni/ or /ˈdʒɑni/ (JOH-nee).

Johny is Hebrew in Origin.

Johny is a streamlined spelling of Johnny, the familiar English diminutive of John. John comes from Hebrew Yohanan/Yochanan, “Yahweh is gracious,” filtered through Greek Iōannēs and Latin Iohannes into Old French Jehan/Jean and then English John. The core meaning is “God is gracious.”

Used as a pet form since medieval England, Johnny/Johny began to stand on its own by the 17th century. The single‑n Johny is uncommon in the Anglophone world but widespread in South Asia and parts of Africa and the Caribbean, often as an independent given name. Variants include Johnny, Jonny, Jony, Johnnie, and Jhonny; cognates of the root name span Sean, Shane, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Jan, and Johan. The name carries a friendly, informal tone and appears in popular culture and nursery lore (e.g., “Johny Johny, Yes Papa”).

Johny has the following similar or variant Names

Johny – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
HT Boys 0 #30 5 903
NA 0 #30 4 2,537
GE 0 #44 1 997
HN Boys 0 #52 1 749
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
LU 0 #61 6 2,830
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
MV Boys 0 #76 4 3,375
MD Boys 0 #79 3 756
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
ID Boys 0 #98 34 4,130
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
CZ Boys 0 #119 310 6,530
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
NA Boys 0 #121 120 6,830
CY Boys 0 #125 7 3,473
BN Boys 0 #133 7 6,332
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
PA 0 #134 5 3,797
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
JO 0 #138 3 2,158
BW Boys 0 #146 9 4,685
LT Boys 0 #147 5 2,166
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
LU Boys 0 #156 63 4,970
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
CZ 0 #169 17 3,154
HU Boys 0 #170 5 3,954
Sweden Boys 2008 #170 2 1,288
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
SI Boys 0 #206 6 3,402
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
IR 0 #211 19 4,221
BG Boys 0 #214 7 3,850
GR Boys 0 #217 51 6,912
PL Boys 0 #221 125 6,459
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
EC Boys 0 #227 13 3,322
MO Boys 0 #228 7 5,842
AO Boys 0 #229 14 5,568
NA Girls 0 #233 5 7,146
BD 0 #237 5 5,992
HR Boys 0 #246 13 3,997
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
PT 0 #248 3 4,161
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
TW Boys 0 #251 6 7,111
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
KZ Boys 0 #263 27 6,578
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #274 9 6,291
AL Boys 0 #280 19 5,122
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
SA 0 #282 14 10,560
JM Boys 0 #288 6 6,876
JP Boys 0 #288 10 7,909
IR Boys 0 #299 327 10,162
PE 0 #299 12 6,350
CN Boys 0 #302 18 9,639
PT Boys 0 #302 66 7,951
DK Boys 0 #308 18 7,401
MY 0 #318 13 12,352
Canada Boys 2019 #323 5 2,618
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
MU Boys 0 #332 26 8,477
GT 0 #333 6 5,948
UY Boys 0 #334 67 5,922
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #345 7 5,378
PH Boys 0 #345 39 11,440
BR 0 #352 9 5,969
HK 0 #352 6 8,483
GH Boys 0 #357 5 8,138
JO Boys 0 #358 20 7,057
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
BO 0 #369 13 6,868
RU Boys 0 #390 116 12,621
France Boys 2019 #391 4 2,886
YE 0 #392 7 8,639
PA Boys 0 #395 87 9,305
CL 0 #397 15 6,867
MX 0 #398 16 8,339
BD Girls 0 #402 5 8,413
EG 0 #407 6 6,387
GT Boys 0 #409 66 7,625
Austria Boys 0 #411 32 2,180
Finland Boys 0 #413 15 2,041
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
SD Boys 0 #426 20 10,523
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
ZA 0 #430 18 14,421
CO 0 #431 50 7,768
CR Boys 0 #432 56 10,188
CL Boys 0 #434 260 13,390
AR Boys 0 #443 25 7,628
LB 0 #458 208 13,263
PS Boys 0 #458 91 10,655
BO Boys 0 #485 108 9,244
CO Boys 0 #493 559 15,656
HK Boys 0 #493 35 12,905
IL Boys 0 #493 115 10,983
BH 0 #495 59 17,937
CM Boys 0 #503 48 12,054
BR Boys 0 #511 258 12,213
RU Girls 0 #516 8 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
BD Boys 0 #527 50 10,045
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
AE Girls 0 #543 11 20,968
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
KW Girls 0 #554 8 19,177
LY 0 #554 6 12,703
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
PE Boys 0 #567 361 14,506
QA Boys 0 #594 114 18,093
SY 0 #605 125 11,684
SG Boys 0 #613 85 17,960
IQ Boys 0 #614 54 13,071
KW Boys 0 #617 153 18,755
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IN Girls 0 #649 6 13,121
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
Finland Boys 2026 #653 30 3,552
MX Boys 0 #676 323 16,355
OM Boys 0 #694 188 17,948
ZA Boys 0 #697 554 25,619
IT 0 #705 10 4,183
NL Boys 0 #719 237 5,873
MY Boys 0 #757 374 25,439
AE Boys 0 #765 337 22,615
EG Boys 0 #776 111 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #796 135 5,610
IN Boys 0 #806 197 16,750
TN 0 #812 18 13,765
Germany Boys 0 #825 128 5,697
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
United States Boys 2024 #884 9 7,044
NG Boys 0 #897 55 16,906
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
SA Girls 0 #922 14 25,931
MY Girls 0 #981 14 24,821
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
EG Girls 0 #1,001 9 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,002 9 14,861
MA 0 #1,097 32 20,986
DZ 0 #1,100 77 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,127 15 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
SA Boys 0 #1,190 439 28,008
TR 0 #1,246 9 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,264 4 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,293 179 10,046

Johny is popular in 89 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
AE
AF

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People also ask about Johny

Johny is predominantly a boy's name.
Johny is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈdʒɒni/ or /ˈdʒɑni/ (JOH-nee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Johnny, John, Jonny, Jon, Johnnie and Johney.
Yes — Johny ranked #170 in Sweden in 2008, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Johny ranks highest in Sweden (#170 in 2008).
Johny's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #408 in 2009 to #391 in 2019 in France.