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How popular is the name Jonny?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jonnies are alive today.
Jonny (male) is a shortened form of the name John (and sometimes of Jonathan). Although Jonny itself was given to 15 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1705th as a registered name), most Jonnies are registered as John, which ranked 174th in 2025 with 296 babies.
Most people called Jonny are registered as John, and share that name's profile: the John you are most likely to meet is around 80 years old. Half of all Johns born in England and Wales are between 58 and 80, and there are at least 760,000 of them alive today. Only some Johns go by Jonny.
How many babies are named Jonny or John each year?
Combined registrations of John, Jonny. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does John rank as a registered name?
Where does Jonny 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 Jonny short for John?
Yes - Jonny is a shortened form of John. It is also used for Jonathan. Jonnies are usually registered as John at birth.
When was the name Jonny most popular?
The full name John peaked in 1914, when around 36,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jonny itself peaked as a registered name in 2004, with 72 babies.
How many people are called Jonny?
There's no official count of people who go by Jonny, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 760,000 people registered as John born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jonny.
How old is the typical Jonny?
Most people called Jonny are registered as John. Most living Johns are between 58 and 80; the most common age is about 80.
Is Jonny becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1914 peak.