Johny

Johny is a male given name: 99% of people named Johny are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Luxembourg, United States, Belgium
US births since 1880: 3,462 male / 26 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Johny

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Johny," in English, "Guten Tag Johny," in German. Johny is a male given name: about 99% of people named Johny are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Johny,

German

Guten Tag Johny,

French

Bonjour Johny,

Spanish

Estimado/a Johny:

Chinese

Johny您好：

Japanese

Johny様

English

Hi Johny,

German

Hi Johny,

French

Salut Johny,

Spanish

Hola Johny,

Chinese

Johny你好：

Japanese

Johnyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Johny by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Luxembourg	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	99%
Belgium	uncommon	man's name	98%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%
Denmark	rare	man's name	98%
France	rare	man's name	98%
India and Sri Lanka	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

3,462 male · 26 female · 3,488 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Johny a male or female name?

Johny is a male given name: 99% of people named Johny are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.

How do I address Johny in an email?

Is Johny a unisex name?

Johny is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Johny are men. Johny leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Johny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/johny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_johny,
  title  = {Is Johny a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/johny},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}