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Boy · English pet form
Johnie
Say it: JON-ee
Meaning
A pet form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An American spelling of Johnny, used around 1900 to 1950.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1910s
In the United States
- 26,022 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1910, about 1 in 976 boys
- 10 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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