Names like Johnny
Johnny is a two-syllable Hebrew name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Johnny.
Danny Hebrew · God is my judge (nickname for Daniel); immortalized by Danny Zuko in Grease (1978)
Benny Hebrew · nickname-style variant of Benjamin, traditionally 'son of the right hand'
Manny Hebrew · pet form of Manuel/Emmanuel, 'God is with us'
Sunny English · from the word "sunny"
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Johnny comes from.
Jamie Hebrew · Scottish pet form of James, "supplanter"
Jake Hebrew · "holder of the heel" by tradition, as Jacob's medieval short form gone independent; English has used it on its own since the Middle Ages, and it boomed alongside Jacob's 1990s-2000s reign. Plainspoken, durable, all-weather
Obie Hebrew · a pet form of the Hebrew name Obadiah, servant of Yahweh
Jimmy Hebrew · an English nickname for James, from the Hebrew Yaakov, the same root as Jacob, traditionally 'supplanter'
The same feel
Also classic and nickname style names.
Ronny Scandinavian · diminutive of Ronald, from Old Norse Rognvaldr, 'ruler's counselor'
Lenny English · pet form of Leonard, ultimately Germanic for 'brave lion'
Jerry Germanic · diminutive of Gerald/Gerard, meaning 'spear rule' or 'spear brave'
Donny Scottish Gaelic · Pet form of Donald, from Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, meaning world ruler.
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1950s, the same decade as Johnny, on a similar curve.
Kenny Scottish · traditionally born of fire, handsome
Joesph Hebrew · variant spelling of Joseph, 'he will add'
Lonny Uncertain · A nickname of Alonzo ('noble and ready') or Lawrence ('from Laurentum'); sources disagree which is the true root.
Lanny Germanic · nickname most often short for Roland, famous land, or Orlando; sometimes linked to Lancelot or Leland.
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