Johnnie
Pronounced JH AA1 N IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1928
- 145 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Johnnie?
Johnnie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 58,089 children — the 492nd most common girls' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 435 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,345 in a single year. That peak was in 1928.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Johnie, Johnny and Johny — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Johnnie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Johnie
- Johnny
- Johny
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH AA1 N IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Johnnie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Johnnie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Johnnie?
- Johnnie ranks 492nd among girls' names in US records, with 58,089 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 435.
- Is Johnnie a unisex name?
- No. Johnnie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Johnnie most popular?
- 1928, when 1,345 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Johnnie spelled?
- Johnie, Johnny, Johny. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.