Johnny
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #457 for boys in 2025, 682 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1945 · 5,699 births
- Debut · boys
- 20 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 317,918since 1880
Johnny over time
Rank among boys' names. 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 | #10,917 | 8 | #457 | 682 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #456 | 685 |
| 2023 | — | #434 | 718 | |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #399 | 800 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #433 | 720 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #387 | 793 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #373 | 848 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #352 | 941 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #346 | 974 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #335 | 1,038 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #310 | 1,153 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #300 | 1,186 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #267 | 1,330 |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #281 | 1,243 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #282 | 1,252 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #267 | 1,294 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #256 | 1,349 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #246 | 1,477 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #241 | 1,507 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #237 | 1,461 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #241 | 1,397 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #251 | 1,317 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #246 | 1,370 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #235 | 1,439 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #225 | 1,540 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #235 | 1,464 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #226 | 1,496 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #216 | 1,486 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #211 | 1,469 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #193 | 1,612 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #186 | 1,688 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #165 | 1,949 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #164 | 1,964 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #153 | 2,097 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #144 | 2,246 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #130 | 2,481 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #133 | 2,299 |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | #129 | 2,268 |
| 1987 | #3,257 | 28 | #127 | 2,202 |
| 1986 | #3,360 | 26 | #125 | 2,205 |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | #127 | 2,208 |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | #120 | 2,271 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | #116 | 2,361 |
| 1982 | #3,344 | 25 | #118 | 2,492 |
| 1981 | #2,847 | 31 | #113 | 2,556 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #113 | 2,641 |
| 1979 | #2,525 | 36 | #111 | 2,448 |
| 1978 | #2,350 | 38 | #101 | 2,555 |
| 1977 | #2,216 | 41 | #93 | 2,801 |
| 1976 | #2,334 | 35 | #92 | 2,874 |
| 1975 | #2,411 | 33 | #86 | 2,969 |
| 1974 | #2,133 | 38 | #83 | 3,169 |
| 1973 | #1,832 | 46 | #82 | 3,267 |
| 1972 | #2,135 | 36 | #74 | 3,564 |
| 1971 | #1,877 | 46 | #74 | 3,939 |
| 1970 | #1,859 | 47 | #65 | 4,438 |
| 1969 | #1,685 | 51 | #67 | 4,219 |
| 1968 | #1,999 | 36 | #69 | 4,050 |
| 1967 | #1,506 | 55 | #70 | 4,169 |
| 1966 | #1,669 | 45 | #73 | 4,363 |
| 1965 | #1,715 | 43 | #75 | 4,687 |
| 1964 | #1,532 | 55 | #74 | 5,069 |
| 1963 | #1,522 | 54 | #71 | 5,420 |
| 1962 | #1,383 | 64 | #69 | 5,777 |
| 1961 | #1,305 | 72 | #70 | 5,905 |
| 1960 | #1,266 | 75 | #65 | 6,184 |
| 1959 | #1,214 | 77 | #64 | 6,311 |
| 1958 | #1,333 | 63 | #61 | 6,330 |
| 1957 | #1,474 | 52 | #61 | 6,507 |
| 1956 | #1,312 | 63 | #55 | 6,636 |
| 1955 | #1,361 | 54 | #55 | 6,620 |
| 1954 | #1,278 | 60 | #54 | 6,613 |
| 1953 | #1,178 | 67 | #52 | 6,717 |
| 1952 | #1,147 | 68 | #53 | 6,771 |
| 1951 | #1,190 | 61 | #50 | 6,700 |
| 1950 | #1,153 | 64 | #50 | 6,581 |
| 1949 | #1,032 | 75 | #49 | 6,968 |
| 1948 | #1,409 | 43 | #52 | 6,862 |
| 1947 | #1,204 | 56 | #49 | 7,441 |
| 1946 | #1,192 | 52 | #47 | 6,611 |
| 1945 | #1,100 | 51 | #45 | 5,699 |
| 1944 | #1,090 | 51 | #45 | 5,661 |
| 1943 | #1,087 | 54 | #52 | 5,381 |
| 1942 | #1,076 | 53 | #55 | 4,588 |
| 1941 | #1,041 | 49 | #55 | 3,983 |
| 1940 | #935 | 59 | #51 | 4,006 |
| 1939 | #1,265 | 34 | #62 | 3,371 |
| 1938 | #1,140 | 40 | #63 | 3,197 |
| 1937 | #1,196 | 36 | #69 | 2,826 |
| 1936 | #979 | 49 | #72 | 2,729 |
| 1935 | #1,119 | 39 | #74 | 2,533 |
| 1934 | #1,317 | 30 | #83 | 2,336 |
| 1933 | #1,008 | 47 | #90 | 2,053 |
| 1932 | #1,082 | 43 | #96 | 2,011 |
| 1931 | #1,074 | 43 | #105 | 1,718 |
| 1930 | #1,002 | 54 | #101 | 1,822 |
| 1929 | #1,078 | 46 | #113 | 1,532 |
| 1928 | #870 | 70 | #117 | 1,529 |
| 1927 | #1,139 | 45 | #132 | 1,350 |
| 1926 | #1,133 | 45 | #136 | 1,289 |
| 1925 | #1,176 | 43 | #142 | 1,167 |
| 1924 | #1,170 | 45 | #152 | 1,046 |
| 1923 | #1,174 | 43 | #159 | 976 |
| 1922 | #1,232 | 40 | #170 | 862 |
| 1921 | #1,115 | 47 | #175 | 824 |
| 1920 | #1,312 | 35 | #184 | 767 |
| 1919 | #1,270 | 36 | #193 | 660 |
| 1918 | #1,299 | 34 | #199 | 644 |
| 1917 | #1,431 | 27 | #211 | 530 |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 | #232 | 458 |
| 1915 | #1,317 | 29 | #237 | 417 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #234 | 331 |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 | #231 | 263 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #238 | 217 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #204 | 147 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | #173 | 167 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #190 | 117 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #193 | 107 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #199 | 97 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #212 | 84 |
| 1905 | — | #209 | 83 | |
| 1904 | — | #209 | 77 | |
| 1903 | — | #234 | 59 | |
| 1902 | — | #213 | 70 | |
| 1901 | — | #249 | 48 | |
| 1900 | — | #239 | 72 | |
| 1899 | — | #289 | 36 | |
| 1898 | — | #298 | 39 | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #331 | 31 |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #301 | 38 |
| 1895 | — | #305 | 35 | |
| 1894 | — | #332 | 29 | |
| 1893 | — | #391 | 21 | |
| 1892 | — | #320 | 33 | |
| 1891 | — | #297 | 31 | |
| 1890 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1889 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #299 | 31 | |
| 1886 | — | #357 | 23 | |
| 1885 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #479 | 14 | |
| 1882 | — | #453 | 16 | |
| 1881 | — | #487 | 13 | |
| 1880 | — | #381 | 20 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Johnny was already there! It came in at #381, and was given to 20 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.
Where Johnny is popular in 1941
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#9 · 1 in 63
- Georgia#18 · 1 in 92
- South Carolina#19 · 1 in 98
- Texas#20 · 1 in 121
- Arkansas#21 · 1 in 108
Best ever in a state: #8 in New Mexico, 1945.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #9 | 95 | 1 in 63 |
| Georgia | #18 | 354 | 1 in 92 |
| South Carolina | #19 | 221 | 1 in 98 |
| Texas | #20 | 549 | 1 in 121 |
| Arkansas | #21 | 183 | 1 in 108 |
| Alabama | #22 | 276 | 1 in 107 |
| Oklahoma | #22 | 221 | 1 in 98 |
| Mississippi | #26 | 163 | 1 in 136 |
| North Carolina | #26 | 305 | 1 in 127 |
| Tennessee | #26 | 215 | 1 in 138 |
| Florida | #27 | 117 | 1 in 142 |
| Louisiana | #30 | 168 | 1 in 145 |
| Arizona | #37 | 34 | 1 in 152 |
| Kentucky | #39 | 140 | 1 in 203 |
| West Virginia | #39 | 98 | 1 in 203 |
| Virginia | #50 | 116 | 1 in 222 |
| Wyoming | #52 | 9 | 1 in 214 |
| Colorado | #54 | 37 | 1 in 264 |
| Kansas | #73 | 40 | 1 in 339 |
| Missouri | #79 | 75 | 1 in 414 |
| California | #80 | 150 | 1 in 390 |
| Nebraska | #96 | 22 | 1 in 454 |
| Indiana | #113 | 43 | 1 in 700 |
| Washington | #121 | 20 | 1 in 687 |
| Idaho | #125 | 8 | 1 in 598 |
| North Dakota | #134 | 7 | 1 in 807 |
| Illinois | #138 | 64 | 1 in 999 |
| Ohio | #138 | 56 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Oregon | #156 | 8 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Montana | #159 | 5 | 1 in 952 |
| Michigan | #163 | 31 | 1 in 1,609 |
| South Dakota | #164 | 5 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Maryland | #166 | 10 | 1 in 1,518 |
| District of Columbia | #169 | 5 | 1 in 1,499 |
| Iowa | #175 | 16 | 1 in 1,349 |
| New York | #175 | 49 | 1 in 2,049 |
| Minnesota | #193 | 13 | 1 in 1,898 |
| Pennsylvania | #223 | 23 | 1 in 3,523 |
| New Jersey | #244 | 7 | 1 in 4,333 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
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 Johnny
- 1 spot since 2024 (#456 → #457)
- 70 spots since 2020 (#387 → #457)
- 147 spots since 2015 (#310 → #457)
- Biggest jump: 100 spots in 1885 (#488 → #388)
- Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1881 (#381 → #487)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1945 at #45 (5,699 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1932–1977
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 236 boys born in 1945 were named Johnny (0.42%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,505 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 20.7% of all boys named Johnny (65,786) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 194 | #299 (1887) | #414 |
| 1890s | 316 | #289 (1899) | #323 |
| 1900s | 814 | #190 (1909) | #215 |
| 1910s | 3,834 | #173 (1910) | #215 |
| 1920s | 11,342 | #113 (1929) | #148 |
| 1930s | 24,596 | #62 (1939) | #82 |
| 1940s | 57,200 | #45 (1945) | #50 |
| 1950s | 65,786 | #50 (1951) | #56 |
| 1960s | 49,843 | #65 (1960) | #70 |
| 1970s | 32,024 | #65 (1970) | #86 |
| 1980s | 23,503 | #113 (1980) | #122 |
| 1990s | 18,488 | #130 (1990) | #179 |
| 2000s | 14,321 | #225 (2001) | #241 |
| 2010s | 11,259 | #267 (2013) | #311 |
| 2020s | 4,398 | #387 (2020) | #428 |
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.
Johnny in 1941
Top girls' names in 1941
Top boys' names in 1941
More about 1941
girls
1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 24,655 of them was named Johnny, which outranked 79.5% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,030Janyce50
- #1,030Kaaren50
- #1,030Kathern50
- #1,041Johnny49
- #1,041Abbie49
- #1,041Bethel49
- #1,041Daryl49
- #1,052Bernardine48
- #1,052Beverlee48
- #1,052Cathie48
Tied with 10 names at #1,041; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 308 of them was named Johnny, which outranked 98.6% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.