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

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Peak · boys
1908 · 172 births
Debut · boys
18 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
20,930
since 1880

Johnie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #481, 1907peak #141, 1908girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#7,67910
2024#11,1228—
2023—#10,8216
2022—#6,82812
2021—#7,58710
2020—#7,50210
2019——
2018—#7,61710
2017—#8,8408
2016—#8,8168
2015—#7,49110
2014#16,5135#5,99714
2013—#6,24113
2012—#8,1589
2011#16,7645#7,50210
2010—#5,47816
2009#15,2426#10,9946
2008—#5,48716
2007—#6,26213
2006—#5,78114
2005—#5,27815
2004—#5,49214
2003—#6,71510
2002—#5,39513
2001—#5,39013
2000—#5,29713
1999#14,4115#3,98618
1998#12,4266#3,39022
1997—#4,24615
1996#11,8076#2,83826
1995—#3,30320
1994#13,4305#3,75117
1993#9,5598#2,57728
1992#11,7386#3,33819
1991#11,5096#1,95239
1990—#2,37329
1989#8,7618#1,91938
1988#7,11110#2,03531
1987#8,7787#2,27225
1986—#1,64539
1985#9,3076#1,91630
1984—#1,65635
1983#10,2755#1,90528
1982—#1,70034
1981#9,1106#1,62936
1980#9,0956#1,61936
1979#8,0617#1,43542
1978#9,7505#1,65233
1977#8,4446#1,57135
1976#8,1566#1,19052
1975#5,51610#1,47836
1974#4,72012#1,09956
1973#6,6667#1,14751
1972#4,09114#1,21046
1971#7,3886#94774
1970#7,9955#90578
1969#5,9747#94466
1968—#95858
1967#5,4577#91562
1966#4,4939#91663
1965#5,8176#83777
1964#6,7675#86777
1963#5,8916#79591
1962#4,5339#79990
1961#3,60813#81787
1960#3,68812#80889
1959#3,25414#749104
1958#3,37913#728105
1957#2,82317#79589
1956#2,72518#75694
1955#2,15625#672118
1954#3,01914#675114
1953#2,51618#621134
1952#2,07424#645116
1951#2,11622#601134
1950#1,72030#551150
1949#1,66632#547149
1948#1,73929#508167
1947#1,57636#504177
1946#1,77126#465188
1945#1,13148#474158
1944#1,07952#401222
1943#1,02760#419219
1942#1,04656#410223
1941#1,06547#379233
1940#1,06246#375231
1939#98751#365240
1938#87564#354245
1937#79674#305304
1936#74880#307302
1935#67996#295341
1934#71786#285359
1933#79070#288339
1932#656104#270415
1931#68495#260439
1930#669105#259466
1929#621122#253486
1928#581147#239543
1927#547167#219610
1926#514183#231578
1925#536177#232565
1924#526186#235579
1923#539176#215600
1922#515184#218608
1921#546169#211626
1920#590148#190706
1919#502181#195645
1918#483196#204633
1917#572138#204552
1916#584132#218493
1915#576126#224456
1914#562100#205405
1913#55685#203326
1912#54780#186311
1911#50767#172184
1910#49567#157199
1909#48360#166147
1908#70930#141172
1907#48155#164133
1906#63332#145141
1905#57936#142148
1904#61231#170107
1903#64027#16999
1902#55934#155113
1901#65923#17486
1900#58935#161130
1899#57828#17284
1898#1,09810#19677
1897#71519#20071
1896#90313#20475
1895#54729#23058
1894#69718#21860
1893#79414#26942
1892#72616#22859
1891#79612#26038
1890#1,0068#27240
1889#9029#27138
1888#83710#27343
1887#1,0366#31128
1886#1,1085#31130
1885#57614#29033
1884#64011#33128
1883—#46015
1882—#37722
1881#8305#46014
1880—#40318
First appearance
1880

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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #647 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 16,367 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #326 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,952 boysMOKentucky: #253 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,277 boysKYWest Virginia: #297 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,362 boysWVVirginia: #406 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,112 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #195 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,403 boysARTennessee: #277 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,003 boysTNNorth Carolina: #370 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,838 boysNCSouth Carolina: #203 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,528 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #190 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,411 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedLAMississippi: #152 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 993 boysMSAlabama: #203 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,428 boysALGeorgia: #322 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,669 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnie, so not publishedHITexas: #392 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,543 boysTXFlorida: #360 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,364 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#152 · 1 in 993
  2. Oklahoma#190 · 1 in 1,411
  3. Arkansas#195 · 1 in 1,403
  4. Alabama#203 · 1 in 1,428
  5. South Carolina#203 · 1 in 1,528

Best ever in a state: #42 in Mississippi, 1920.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#152251 in 993
Oklahoma#190161 in 1,411
Arkansas#195151 in 1,403
Alabama#203241 in 1,428
South Carolina#203161 in 1,528
Kentucky#253131 in 2,277
Tennessee#277111 in 3,003
West Virginia#29761 in 3,362
Georgia#322101 in 3,669
Missouri#32671 in 4,952
Florida#36051 in 4,364
North Carolina#37091 in 4,838
Texas#392221 in 3,543
Virginia#40651 in 6,112
California#64751 in 16,367
Alaska———
Arizona———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Illinois———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Michigan———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
New York———
North Dakota———
Ohio———
Oregon———
Pennsylvania———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
Wisconsin———
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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1908 at #141 (172 births)
  • Births halved by 1964, 56 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 92 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1971
Share of babies · boys
1 in 894
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 28.2% of all boys named Johnie (5,901) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
  • Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s269#271 (1889)#349
1890s604#172 (1899)#225
1900s1,276#141 (1908)#159
1910s4,204#157 (1910)#197
1920s5,901#190 (1920)#224
1930s3,450#259 (1930)#299
1940s1,967#375 (1940)#448
1950s1,158#551 (1950)#679
1960s760#795 (1963)#866
1970s503#905 (1970)#1,263
1980s332#1,619 (1980)#1,830
1990s233#1,952 (1991)#3,175
2000s127#5,278 (2005)#6,209
2010s98#5,478 (2010)#7,349
2020s48#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 1943

girls
#1,027
60 births · 1 in 23,255 girls
boys
#419
219 births · 1 in 6,517 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #1,027Johnie60

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #419Johnie219
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 23,255 of them was named Johnie, which outranked 80.9% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnie
  1. #1,022Dina61
  2. #1,022Leann61
  3. #1,022Rachael61
  4. #1,027Johnie60
  5. #1,027Agatha60
  6. #1,027Evon60
  7. #1,027Jeanetta60
  8. #1,036Antonette59
  9. #1,036Bobbi59
  10. #1,036Cherrie59

Tied with 8 names at #1,027; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 6,517 of them was named Johnie, which outranked 89.6% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnie
  1. #416Elijah221
  2. #416Odell221
  3. #418Barney220
  4. #419Johnie219
  5. #419Elvin219
  6. #421Fredric218
  7. #422Sterling217
  8. #423Delmar215

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1943 →