Johnnie
#3,577 for girls in 2025, 42 births · #2,284 for boys in 2025, 61 births
Given to boys 67.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1910 · 502 births
- Debut · boys
- 24 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 102,099since 1880
Johnnie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #3,577 | 42 | #2,284 | 61 |
| 2024 | #3,822 | 39 | #2,313 | 61 |
| 2023 | #4,191 | 34 | #2,173 | 66 |
| 2022 | #3,893 | 38 | #2,022 | 75 |
| 2021 | #3,553 | 43 | #1,815 | 86 |
| 2020 | #4,078 | 34 | #1,946 | 74 |
| 2019 | #6,176 | 19 | #2,020 | 72 |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 | #1,625 | 100 |
| 2017 | #3,552 | 43 | #1,661 | 95 |
| 2016 | #3,923 | 38 | #1,663 | 95 |
| 2015 | #4,488 | 31 | #1,514 | 109 |
| 2014 | #4,003 | 37 | #1,422 | 118 |
| 2013 | #4,887 | 28 | #1,433 | 115 |
| 2012 | #5,710 | 23 | #1,498 | 107 |
| 2011 | #4,807 | 29 | #1,285 | 133 |
| 2010 | #6,641 | 19 | #1,536 | 105 |
| 2009 | #5,709 | 24 | #1,413 | 119 |
| 2008 | #5,574 | 25 | #1,240 | 140 |
| 2007 | #6,812 | 19 | #1,162 | 152 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | #1,255 | 133 |
| 2005 | #4,487 | 30 | #1,093 | 151 |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 | #1,132 | 139 |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | #1,076 | 144 |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 | #1,033 | 148 |
| 2001 | #5,570 | 20 | #958 | 160 |
| 2000 | #4,079 | 30 | #939 | 162 |
| 1999 | #3,443 | 36 | #834 | 181 |
| 1998 | #2,614 | 52 | #888 | 164 |
| 1997 | #2,590 | 49 | #755 | 197 |
| 1996 | #2,510 | 50 | #747 | 202 |
| 1995 | #2,456 | 52 | #643 | 260 |
| 1994 | #2,627 | 47 | #713 | 215 |
| 1993 | #2,127 | 63 | #635 | 264 |
| 1992 | #2,459 | 52 | #630 | 269 |
| 1991 | #3,036 | 37 | #594 | 293 |
| 1990 | #2,345 | 53 | #557 | 328 |
| 1989 | #2,371 | 49 | #514 | 347 |
| 1988 | #2,216 | 51 | #534 | 292 |
| 1987 | #2,398 | 43 | #482 | 336 |
| 1986 | #2,148 | 49 | #476 | 331 |
| 1985 | #1,997 | 54 | #477 | 329 |
| 1984 | #1,945 | 53 | #467 | 327 |
| 1983 | #1,715 | 63 | #427 | 366 |
| 1982 | #1,873 | 57 | #379 | 456 |
| 1981 | #1,504 | 80 | #370 | 472 |
| 1980 | #1,474 | 82 | #382 | 446 |
| 1979 | #1,517 | 77 | #376 | 455 |
| 1978 | #1,347 | 88 | #356 | 467 |
| 1977 | #1,146 | 110 | #349 | 515 |
| 1976 | #1,273 | 87 | #329 | 527 |
| 1975 | #1,083 | 108 | #332 | 524 |
| 1974 | #950 | 130 | #320 | 564 |
| 1973 | #1,015 | 115 | #288 | 629 |
| 1972 | #881 | 144 | #278 | 691 |
| 1971 | #781 | 186 | #270 | 783 |
| 1970 | #774 | 184 | #275 | 765 |
| 1969 | #728 | 192 | #266 | 776 |
| 1968 | #674 | 207 | #269 | 738 |
| 1967 | #671 | 205 | #267 | 743 |
| 1966 | #662 | 213 | #246 | 851 |
| 1965 | #635 | 238 | #248 | 891 |
| 1964 | #635 | 259 | #252 | 927 |
| 1963 | #591 | 283 | #238 | 1,013 |
| 1962 | #544 | 323 | #242 | 1,024 |
| 1961 | #533 | 339 | #243 | 1,054 |
| 1960 | #486 | 405 | #241 | 1,132 |
| 1959 | #463 | 433 | #232 | 1,177 |
| 1958 | #469 | 411 | #210 | 1,271 |
| 1957 | #409 | 512 | #207 | 1,296 |
| 1956 | #366 | 571 | #204 | 1,317 |
| 1955 | #355 | 596 | #190 | 1,403 |
| 1954 | #350 | 604 | #183 | 1,444 |
| 1953 | #308 | 720 | #180 | 1,404 |
| 1952 | #309 | 680 | #173 | 1,520 |
| 1951 | #273 | 823 | #162 | 1,627 |
| 1950 | #265 | 835 | #157 | 1,587 |
| 1949 | #250 | 919 | #150 | 1,729 |
| 1948 | #251 | 888 | #150 | 1,778 |
| 1947 | #236 | 995 | #148 | 1,801 |
| 1946 | #236 | 923 | #140 | 1,721 |
| 1945 | #209 | 935 | #133 | 1,600 |
| 1944 | #192 | 1,092 | #131 | 1,620 |
| 1943 | #196 | 1,081 | #135 | 1,655 |
| 1942 | #192 | 1,069 | #138 | 1,558 |
| 1941 | #192 | 987 | #131 | 1,515 |
| 1940 | #206 | 861 | #129 | 1,445 |
| 1939 | #208 | 837 | #120 | 1,459 |
| 1938 | #204 | 851 | #123 | 1,453 |
| 1937 | #198 | 880 | #118 | 1,477 |
| 1936 | #193 | 937 | #117 | 1,490 |
| 1935 | #193 | 904 | #118 | 1,511 |
| 1934 | #189 | 932 | #116 | 1,504 |
| 1933 | #195 | 879 | #115 | 1,461 |
| 1932 | #190 | 964 | #113 | 1,600 |
| 1931 | #187 | 967 | #110 | 1,595 |
| 1930 | #206 | 912 | #104 | 1,783 |
| 1929 | #195 | 989 | #103 | 1,765 |
| 1928 | #182 | 1,128 | #103 | 1,868 |
| 1927 | #191 | 1,066 | #105 | 1,795 |
| 1926 | #191 | 1,073 | #104 | 1,731 |
| 1925 | #189 | 1,127 | #100 | 1,744 |
| 1924 | #196 | 1,072 | #101 | 1,741 |
| 1923 | #207 | 946 | #107 | 1,653 |
| 1922 | #216 | 902 | #105 | 1,647 |
| 1921 | #211 | 909 | #108 | 1,624 |
| 1920 | #223 | 854 | #99 | 1,727 |
| 1919 | #215 | 832 | #95 | 1,716 |
| 1918 | #210 | 890 | #110 | 1,521 |
| 1917 | #236 | 695 | #110 | 1,403 |
| 1916 | #234 | 676 | #115 | 1,306 |
| 1915 | #254 | 545 | #117 | 1,168 |
| 1914 | #240 | 494 | #119 | 929 |
| 1913 | #229 | 440 | #118 | 717 |
| 1912 | #236 | 365 | #106 | 709 |
| 1911 | #246 | 256 | #90 | 455 |
| 1910 | #215 | 299 | #74 | 502 |
| 1909 | #208 | 275 | #77 | 401 |
| 1908 | #253 | 188 | #85 | 321 |
| 1907 | #221 | 226 | #86 | 307 |
| 1906 | #220 | 199 | #91 | 255 |
| 1905 | #236 | 181 | #81 | 297 |
| 1904 | #232 | 175 | #84 | 267 |
| 1903 | #260 | 141 | #87 | 237 |
| 1902 | #248 | 154 | #91 | 221 |
| 1901 | #282 | 110 | #102 | 162 |
| 1900 | #253 | 164 | #84 | 313 |
| 1899 | #304 | 94 | #113 | 151 |
| 1898 | #336 | 86 | #121 | 153 |
| 1897 | #302 | 91 | #130 | 125 |
| 1896 | #308 | 89 | #144 | 116 |
| 1895 | #276 | 103 | #134 | 120 |
| 1894 | #310 | 80 | #131 | 124 |
| 1893 | #324 | 68 | #155 | 95 |
| 1892 | #328 | 66 | #150 | 107 |
| 1891 | #332 | 58 | #163 | 79 |
| 1890 | #378 | 44 | #156 | 90 |
| 1889 | #381 | 40 | #187 | 71 |
| 1888 | #317 | 57 | #181 | 82 |
| 1887 | #378 | 32 | #200 | 59 |
| 1886 | #300 | 48 | #199 | 67 |
| 1885 | #365 | 31 | #183 | 71 |
| 1884 | #341 | 33 | #254 | 46 |
| 1883 | #397 | 22 | #225 | 48 |
| 1882 | #360 | 24 | #212 | 59 |
| 1881 | #301 | 27 | #224 | 45 |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | #350 | 24 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Johnnie was already there! It came in at #350, and was given to 24 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 25 boys a year got the name.
Where Johnnie is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alabama#21 · 1 in 142
- Mississippi#23 · 1 in 127
- Georgia#26 · 1 in 143
- Florida#28 · 1 in 148
- South Carolina#29 · 1 in 146
Best ever in a state: #16 in Mississippi, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #21 | 143 | 1 in 142 |
| Mississippi | #23 | 126 | 1 in 127 |
| Georgia | #26 | 183 | 1 in 143 |
| Florida | #28 | 53 | 1 in 148 |
| South Carolina | #29 | 116 | 1 in 146 |
| North Carolina | #42 | 118 | 1 in 224 |
| Louisiana | #43 | 77 | 1 in 197 |
| Texas | #55 | 159 | 1 in 249 |
| Tennessee | #60 | 65 | 1 in 305 |
| Arkansas | #63 | 53 | 1 in 280 |
| Oklahoma | #68 | 66 | 1 in 252 |
| Virginia | #83 | 45 | 1 in 438 |
| Kentucky | #96 | 35 | 1 in 568 |
| New Mexico | #107 | 7 | 1 in 432 |
| Missouri | #144 | 26 | 1 in 941 |
| California | #147 | 21 | 1 in 907 |
| North Dakota | #168 | 7 | 1 in 944 |
| West Virginia | #171 | 11 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Kansas | #225 | 8 | 1 in 1,712 |
| Illinois | #242 | 20 | 1 in 2,502 |
| Ohio | #276 | 12 | 1 in 3,635 |
| Indiana | #333 | 5 | 1 in 4,221 |
| Pennsylvania | #542 | 5 | 1 in 15,522 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 29 spots since 2024 (#2,313 → #2,284)
- 338 spots since 2020 (#1,946 → #2,284)
- 770 spots since 2015 (#1,514 → #2,284)
- Biggest jump: 126 spots in 1881 (#350 → #224)
- Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1998 (#755 → #888)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1910 at #74 (502 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 84 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 14 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1902–1911
- Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1880–2001
Share of babies · boys
1 in 387
- Highest: 1 in 387 boys born in 1910 were named Johnnie (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 28,001 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 16.9% of all boys named Johnnie (17,295) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 572 | #181 (1888) | #222 |
| 1890s | 1,160 | #113 (1899) | #140 |
| 1900s | 2,781 | #77 (1909) | #87 |
| 1910s | 10,426 | #74 (1910) | #105 |
| 1920s | 17,295 | #99 (1920) | #104 |
| 1930s | 15,333 | #104 (1930) | #115 |
| 1940s | 16,422 | #129 (1940) | #139 |
| 1950s | 14,046 | #157 (1950) | #190 |
| 1960s | 9,149 | #238 (1963) | #251 |
| 1970s | 5,920 | #270 (1971) | #317 |
| 1980s | 3,702 | #370 (1981) | #451 |
| 1990s | 2,373 | #557 (1990) | #700 |
| 2000s | 1,448 | #939 (2000) | #1,130 |
| 2010s | 1,049 | #1,285 (2011) | #1,566 |
| 2020s | 423 | #1,815 (2021) | #2,092 |
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.
Johnnie in 1917
girls
#236
695 births · 1 in 1,556 girls
boys
#110
1,403 births · 1 in 660 boys
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 1,556 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 95.6% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Johnnie
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 660 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).