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“Variant of John — God is gracious” — Hebrew via Greek, Latin, and Old French origin
Boy's name · #2295 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Johnnie belongs to an older America first — it reached #74 back in 1910 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2295. About 102,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Johnnie is the less common spelling of Johnny — about 8% of babies given the name are written this way; Johnny itself ranked #458 in 2025.
Around the world: about 1 in 2,800 boys in N. Ireland (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 186 notable people named Johnnie:
Sports figures appear 2.21× more often than among typical names — e.g. Johnnie Parsons, American racing driver (1918–1984).
Similar names: Johnny · Pete · Josh · Donnie · Jackie · Bennie
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