Masculine dossier · first seen 1888

Johny

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Johny
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1929

Peak era

1929

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1888Peak 19292024

Peak year

1929

Decline from peak

87.1%

2024

All-time

3,565

Johny is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1929, when 70 boys were named Johny.

In 2024, only 9 boys were given the name.

Down 87.1% from its peak.

All told, about 3,565 Americans have been named Johny and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1888.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1929

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