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How popular is the name Johnnie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Johnnies are alive today.
Johnnie (male) is a shortened form of the name Giovanni. Although Johnnie itself was given to 5 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 3684th as a registered name), most Johnnies are registered as Giovanni, which ranked 497th in 2025 with 77 babies.
Most people called Johnnie are registered as Giovanni, and share that name's profile: the Giovanni you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Giovannis born in England and Wales are between 7 and 23, and there are at least 1,700 of them alive today. Only some Giovannis go by Johnnie.
How many babies are named Johnnie or Giovanni each year?
Combined registrations of Giovanni, Johnnie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Giovanni rank as a registered name?
Where does Johnnie rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Johnnie short for Giovanni?
Yes - Johnnie is a shortened form of Giovanni. Johnnies are usually registered as Giovanni at birth.
When was the name Johnnie most popular?
The full name Giovanni peaked in 2025, when 82 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Johnnie itself peaked as a registered name in 2016, with 15 babies.
How many people are called Johnnie?
There's no official count of people who go by Johnnie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 1,700 people registered as Giovanni born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Johnnie.
How old is the typical Johnnie?
Most people called Johnnie are registered as Giovanni. Most living Giovannis are between 7 and 23; the most common age is about 2.
Is Johnnie becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.