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

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Peak · boys
1910 · 502 births
Debut · boys
24 births
In top 100 · boys
14 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
102,099
since 1880

Johnnie over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #182, 1928peak #74, 1910girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,57742#2,28461
2024#3,82239#2,31361
2023#4,19134#2,17366
2022#3,89338#2,02275
2021#3,55343#1,81586
2020#4,07834#1,94674
2019#6,17619#2,02072
2018#4,23733#1,625100
2017#3,55243#1,66195
2016#3,92338#1,66395
2015#4,48831#1,514109
2014#4,00337#1,422118
2013#4,88728#1,433115
2012#5,71023#1,498107
2011#4,80729#1,285133
2010#6,64119#1,536105
2009#5,70924#1,413119
2008#5,57425#1,240140
2007#6,81219#1,162152
2006#6,84018#1,255133
2005#4,48730#1,093151
2004#5,74421#1,132139
2003#5,58621#1,076144
2002#5,25422#1,033148
2001#5,57020#958160
2000#4,07930#939162
1999#3,44336#834181
1998#2,61452#888164
1997#2,59049#755197
1996#2,51050#747202
1995#2,45652#643260
1994#2,62747#713215
1993#2,12763#635264
1992#2,45952#630269
1991#3,03637#594293
1990#2,34553#557328
1989#2,37149#514347
1988#2,21651#534292
1987#2,39843#482336
1986#2,14849#476331
1985#1,99754#477329
1984#1,94553#467327
1983#1,71563#427366
1982#1,87357#379456
1981#1,50480#370472
1980#1,47482#382446
1979#1,51777#376455
1978#1,34788#356467
1977#1,146110#349515
1976#1,27387#329527
1975#1,083108#332524
1974#950130#320564
1973#1,015115#288629
1972#881144#278691
1971#781186#270783
1970#774184#275765
1969#728192#266776
1968#674207#269738
1967#671205#267743
1966#662213#246851
1965#635238#248891
1964#635259#252927
1963#591283#2381,013
1962#544323#2421,024
1961#533339#2431,054
1960#486405#2411,132
1959#463433#2321,177
1958#469411#2101,271
1957#409512#2071,296
1956#366571#2041,317
1955#355596#1901,403
1954#350604#1831,444
1953#308720#1801,404
1952#309680#1731,520
1951#273823#1621,627
1950#265835#1571,587
1949#250919#1501,729
1948#251888#1501,778
1947#236995#1481,801
1946#236923#1401,721
1945#209935#1331,600
1944#1921,092#1311,620
1943#1961,081#1351,655
1942#1921,069#1381,558
1941#192987#1311,515
1940#206861#1291,445
1939#208837#1201,459
1938#204851#1231,453
1937#198880#1181,477
1936#193937#1171,490
1935#193904#1181,511
1934#189932#1161,504
1933#195879#1151,461
1932#190964#1131,600
1931#187967#1101,595
1930#206912#1041,783
1929#195989#1031,765
1928#1821,128#1031,868
1927#1911,066#1051,795
1926#1911,073#1041,731
1925#1891,127#1001,744
1924#1961,072#1011,741
1923#207946#1071,653
1922#216902#1051,647
1921#211909#1081,624
1920#223854#991,727
1919#215832#951,716
1918#210890#1101,521
1917#236695#1101,403
1916#234676#1151,306
1915#254545#1171,168
1914#240494#119929
1913#229440#118717
1912#236365#106709
1911#246256#90455
1910#215299#74502
1909#208275#77401
1908#253188#85321
1907#221226#86307
1906#220199#91255
1905#236181#81297
1904#232175#84267
1903#260141#87237
1902#248154#91221
1901#282110#102162
1900#253164#84313
1899#30494#113151
1898#33686#121153
1897#30291#130125
1896#30889#144116
1895#276103#134120
1894#31080#131124
1893#32468#15595
1892#32866#150107
1891#33258#16379
1890#37844#15690
1889#38140#18771
1888#31757#18182
1887#37832#20059
1886#30048#19967
1885#36531#18371
1884#34133#25446
1883#39722#22548
1882#36024#21259
1881#30127#22445
1880#5809#35024
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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNHWashington: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,577 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #300 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,517 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #291 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,988 boysMINew York: #334 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,176 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #301 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,863 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedSDIowa: #291 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,632 boysIAIndiana: #272 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,649 boysINOhio: #258 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,657 boysOHPennsylvania: #347 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,291 boysPANew Jersey: #308 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,324 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #378 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 3,355 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #228 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,833 boysMOKentucky: #252 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,343 boysKYWest Virginia: #163 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,304 boysWVVirginia: #249 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,105 boysVAMaryland: #276 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,689 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNMKansas: #237 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,726 boysKSArkansas: #195 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,154 boysARTennessee: #239 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,957 boysTNNorth Carolina: #177 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,095 boysNCSouth Carolina: #145 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 735 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #208 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,192 boysDCOklahoma: #193 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,396 boysOKLouisiana: #242 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,351 boysLAMississippi: #217 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,265 boysMSAlabama: #169 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 985 boysALGeorgia: #328 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,794 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedHITexas: #333 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,380 boysTXFlorida: #150 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 786 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#145 · 1 in 735
  2. Florida#150 · 1 in 786
  3. West Virginia#163 · 1 in 1,304
  4. Alabama#169 · 1 in 985
  5. North Carolina#177 · 1 in 1,095

Best ever in a state: #16 in Mississippi, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#145291 in 735
Florida#150631 in 786
West Virginia#163101 in 1,304
Alabama#169271 in 985
North Carolina#177361 in 1,095
Oklahoma#193131 in 1,396
Arkansas#195131 in 1,154
District of Columbia#20871 in 1,192
Mississippi#217151 in 1,265
Missouri#228181 in 1,833
Kansas#23781 in 1,726
Tennessee#239161 in 1,957
Louisiana#242221 in 1,351
Virginia#249151 in 2,105
Kentucky#252111 in 2,343
Ohio#258291 in 2,657
Indiana#272151 in 2,649
Maryland#27681 in 2,689
Iowa#29151 in 3,632
Michigan#291221 in 2,988
Illinois#300311 in 2,517
Oregon#30151 in 2,863
New Jersey#308131 in 3,324
Georgia#328141 in 2,794
Texas#333441 in 2,380
New York#334361 in 3,176
Washington#33961 in 3,577
Pennsylvania#347141 in 5,291
California#378431 in 3,355
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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.

See more about Johnnie
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s572#181 (1888)#222
1890s1,160#113 (1899)#140
1900s2,781#77 (1909)#87
1910s10,426#74 (1910)#105
1920s17,295#99 (1920)#104
1930s15,333#104 (1930)#115
1940s16,422#129 (1940)#139
1950s14,046#157 (1950)#190
1960s9,149#238 (1963)#251
1970s5,920#270 (1971)#317
1980s3,702#370 (1981)#451
1990s2,373#557 (1990)#700
2000s1,448#939 (2000)#1,130
2010s1,049#1,285 (2011)#1,566
2020s423#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 1973

girls
#1,015
115 births · 1 in 12,680 girls
boys
#288
629 births · 1 in 2,478 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #1,015Johnnie115

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #288Johnnie629
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 12,680 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 89.7% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #1,012Cathryn116
  2. #1,012Julianna116
  3. #1,012Towanda116
  4. #1,015Johnnie115
  5. #1,015Bobby115
  6. #1,015Francis115
  7. #1,015Kimberlie115
  8. #1,028Cecily114
  9. #1,028Nichelle114
  10. #1,028Roxann114

Tied with 12 names at #1,015; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 2,478 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 95.1% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #285Luke633
  2. #286Bryant632
  3. #286Dominic632
  4. #288Johnnie629
  5. #289Guy627
  6. #290Orlando626
  7. #291Gene625
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →