Johnie
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to boys 80.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1908 · 172 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 20,930since 1880
Johnie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #7,679 | 10 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | — | |
| 2023 | — | #10,821 | 6 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,828 | 12 | |
| 2021 | — | #7,587 | 10 | |
| 2020 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #7,617 | 10 | |
| 2017 | — | #8,840 | 8 | |
| 2016 | — | #8,816 | 8 | |
| 2015 | — | #7,491 | 10 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #5,997 | 14 |
| 2013 | — | #6,241 | 13 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,158 | 9 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2010 | — | #5,478 | 16 | |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | — | #5,487 | 16 | |
| 2007 | — | #6,262 | 13 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,781 | 14 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,278 | 15 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,492 | 14 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,715 | 10 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,395 | 13 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,390 | 13 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,297 | 13 | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #3,986 | 18 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #3,390 | 22 |
| 1997 | — | #4,246 | 15 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #2,838 | 26 |
| 1995 | — | #3,303 | 20 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #3,751 | 17 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #2,577 | 28 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #3,338 | 19 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #1,952 | 39 |
| 1990 | — | #2,373 | 29 | |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #1,919 | 38 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #2,035 | 31 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #2,272 | 25 |
| 1986 | — | #1,645 | 39 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #1,916 | 30 |
| 1984 | — | #1,656 | 35 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #1,905 | 28 |
| 1982 | — | #1,700 | 34 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #1,629 | 36 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #1,619 | 36 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #1,435 | 42 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #1,652 | 33 |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #1,571 | 35 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #1,190 | 52 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #1,478 | 36 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #1,099 | 56 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #1,147 | 51 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #1,210 | 46 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #947 | 74 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #905 | 78 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #944 | 66 |
| 1968 | — | #958 | 58 | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #915 | 62 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #916 | 63 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #837 | 77 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #867 | 77 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #795 | 91 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #799 | 90 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #817 | 87 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #808 | 89 |
| 1959 | #3,254 | 14 | #749 | 104 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #728 | 105 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | #795 | 89 |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 | #756 | 94 |
| 1955 | #2,156 | 25 | #672 | 118 |
| 1954 | #3,019 | 14 | #675 | 114 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 | #621 | 134 |
| 1952 | #2,074 | 24 | #645 | 116 |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | #601 | 134 |
| 1950 | #1,720 | 30 | #551 | 150 |
| 1949 | #1,666 | 32 | #547 | 149 |
| 1948 | #1,739 | 29 | #508 | 167 |
| 1947 | #1,576 | 36 | #504 | 177 |
| 1946 | #1,771 | 26 | #465 | 188 |
| 1945 | #1,131 | 48 | #474 | 158 |
| 1944 | #1,079 | 52 | #401 | 222 |
| 1943 | #1,027 | 60 | #419 | 219 |
| 1942 | #1,046 | 56 | #410 | 223 |
| 1941 | #1,065 | 47 | #379 | 233 |
| 1940 | #1,062 | 46 | #375 | 231 |
| 1939 | #987 | 51 | #365 | 240 |
| 1938 | #875 | 64 | #354 | 245 |
| 1937 | #796 | 74 | #305 | 304 |
| 1936 | #748 | 80 | #307 | 302 |
| 1935 | #679 | 96 | #295 | 341 |
| 1934 | #717 | 86 | #285 | 359 |
| 1933 | #790 | 70 | #288 | 339 |
| 1932 | #656 | 104 | #270 | 415 |
| 1931 | #684 | 95 | #260 | 439 |
| 1930 | #669 | 105 | #259 | 466 |
| 1929 | #621 | 122 | #253 | 486 |
| 1928 | #581 | 147 | #239 | 543 |
| 1927 | #547 | 167 | #219 | 610 |
| 1926 | #514 | 183 | #231 | 578 |
| 1925 | #536 | 177 | #232 | 565 |
| 1924 | #526 | 186 | #235 | 579 |
| 1923 | #539 | 176 | #215 | 600 |
| 1922 | #515 | 184 | #218 | 608 |
| 1921 | #546 | 169 | #211 | 626 |
| 1920 | #590 | 148 | #190 | 706 |
| 1919 | #502 | 181 | #195 | 645 |
| 1918 | #483 | 196 | #204 | 633 |
| 1917 | #572 | 138 | #204 | 552 |
| 1916 | #584 | 132 | #218 | 493 |
| 1915 | #576 | 126 | #224 | 456 |
| 1914 | #562 | 100 | #205 | 405 |
| 1913 | #556 | 85 | #203 | 326 |
| 1912 | #547 | 80 | #186 | 311 |
| 1911 | #507 | 67 | #172 | 184 |
| 1910 | #495 | 67 | #157 | 199 |
| 1909 | #483 | 60 | #166 | 147 |
| 1908 | #709 | 30 | #141 | 172 |
| 1907 | #481 | 55 | #164 | 133 |
| 1906 | #633 | 32 | #145 | 141 |
| 1905 | #579 | 36 | #142 | 148 |
| 1904 | #612 | 31 | #170 | 107 |
| 1903 | #640 | 27 | #169 | 99 |
| 1902 | #559 | 34 | #155 | 113 |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | #174 | 86 |
| 1900 | #589 | 35 | #161 | 130 |
| 1899 | #578 | 28 | #172 | 84 |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #196 | 77 |
| 1897 | #715 | 19 | #200 | 71 |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 | #204 | 75 |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | #230 | 58 |
| 1894 | #697 | 18 | #218 | 60 |
| 1893 | #794 | 14 | #269 | 42 |
| 1892 | #726 | 16 | #228 | 59 |
| 1891 | #796 | 12 | #260 | 38 |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | #272 | 40 |
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | #271 | 38 |
| 1888 | #837 | 10 | #273 | 43 |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | #311 | 28 |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | #311 | 30 |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 | #290 | 33 |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | #331 | 28 |
| 1883 | — | #460 | 15 | |
| 1882 | — | #377 | 22 | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #460 | 14 |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Johnie was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2019, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Johnie is popular in 1923
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#69 · 1 in 335
- South Carolina#76 · 1 in 385
- Alabama#80 · 1 in 412
- Arkansas#95 · 1 in 411
- North Carolina#102 · 1 in 547
Best ever in a state: #42 in Mississippi, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #69 | 56 | 1 in 335 |
| South Carolina | #76 | 51 | 1 in 385 |
| Alabama | #80 | 62 | 1 in 412 |
| Arkansas | #95 | 43 | 1 in 411 |
| Georgia | #102 | 51 | 1 in 554 |
| North Carolina | #102 | 61 | 1 in 547 |
| Kentucky | #114 | 38 | 1 in 680 |
| Tennessee | #123 | 35 | 1 in 691 |
| Oklahoma | #144 | 29 | 1 in 774 |
| Louisiana | #148 | 25 | 1 in 762 |
| Texas | #166 | 63 | 1 in 825 |
| Florida | #172 | 10 | 1 in 1,021 |
| West Virginia | #175 | 15 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Missouri | #236 | 14 | 1 in 2,085 |
| Kansas | #273 | 6 | 1 in 2,714 |
| Virginia | #288 | 9 | 1 in 2,655 |
| Illinois | #427 | 7 | 1 in 8,169 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Johnie
- 177 spots since 2020 (#7,502 → #7,679)
- 188 spots since 2015 (#7,491 → #7,679)
- Biggest jump: 129 spots in 1884 (#460 → #331)
- Biggest drop: 263 spots in 1972 (#947 → #1,210)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1908 at #141 (172 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 56 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1971
- Highest: 1 in 894 boys born in 1905 were named Johnie (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 170,808 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #141 in 1908, was only 1 in 897 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 28.2% of all boys named Johnie (5,901) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 269 | #271 (1889) | #349 |
| 1890s | 604 | #172 (1899) | #225 |
| 1900s | 1,276 | #141 (1908) | #159 |
| 1910s | 4,204 | #157 (1910) | #197 |
| 1920s | 5,901 | #190 (1920) | #224 |
| 1930s | 3,450 | #259 (1930) | #299 |
| 1940s | 1,967 | #375 (1940) | #448 |
| 1950s | 1,158 | #551 (1950) | #679 |
| 1960s | 760 | #795 (1963) | #866 |
| 1970s | 503 | #905 (1970) | #1,263 |
| 1980s | 332 | #1,619 (1980) | #1,830 |
| 1990s | 233 | #1,952 (1991) | #3,175 |
| 2000s | 127 | #5,278 (2005) | #6,209 |
| 2010s | 98 | #5,478 (2010) | #7,349 |
| 2020s | 48 | #6,828 (2022) | #8,083 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Johnie in 1923
Top girls' names in 1923
Top boys' names in 1923
More about 1923
girls
1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 6,854 of them was named Johnie, which outranked 90.6% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 1,827 of them was named Johnie, which outranked 95.6% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.