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Johnny

Johnny ranks #339 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 1 place, 6 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #351 among boy dog names.
Johnny's popularity trend

Johnny's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
6
across 1 place
Popularity rank
#339
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−31
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 58 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Johnny mean?
/ˈd͡ʒɑn.i/2 syllables

Johnny is the diminutive of John, ultimately from the Hebrew name Yehochanan, meaning 'God is gracious.' It's one of the most enduring pet forms in English, used as a friendly, informal name in its own right since at least the eighteenth century.

Johnny has an upbeat, all-American charm — casual and a little rakish. It suits a companion with a confident swagger and an easy way with strangers.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Johnny shows up

Cats named Johnny per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.03%

Cat names like Johnny

BennyMannyKennyLennySonnyDannyDennyVinnyPennySunnyJennyBunny

Johnny means, by theme

GodGrace