Johnnie
Meaning
diminutive of John, 'God is gracious'
Johnnie around the world
One shared root links 47 names across 10 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Yochanan "God is gracious", carried through Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes into nearly every European language
The constellation
37 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Johnnie peaked in the 1910s and the 1940s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
122 people · the #35,848 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 26
Among people named Johnnie living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Johnnie
People given the name Johnnie in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1979. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Johnnie deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Johnnie truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Johnnie fits with your family’s names and surname.
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