Johnny

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #457 for boys in 2025, 682 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
#45
1945 · 5,699 births
Debut · boys
1880
20 births
In top 100 · boys
46 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
317,918
since 1880

Johnny over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #45, 1945boys
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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#10,9178#457682
2024#9,55610#456685
2023—#434718
2022#13,5926#399800
2021#11,1468#433720
2020#12,1427#387793
2019#11,3568#373848
2018#8,14613#352941
2017#14,1246#346974
2016#9,41111#3351,038
2015#13,0067#3101,153
2014#10,9559#3001,186
2013#13,1507#2671,330
2012#16,8695#2811,243
2011#16,7645#2821,252
2010#13,4487#2671,294
2009#13,7047#2561,349
2008#15,4056#2461,477
2007#15,4916#2411,507
2006#17,1685#2371,461
2005#16,4625#2411,397
2004#9,89210#2511,317
2003#12,4087#2461,370
2002#8,83711#2351,439
2001#13,5216#2251,540
2000#13,1546#2351,464
1999#12,6886#2261,496
1998#10,1228#2161,486
1997#9,8028#2111,469
1996#13,5185#1931,612
1995#5,67716#1861,688
1994#5,71316#1651,949
1993#7,03812#1641,964
1992#4,68621#1532,097
1991#6,25314#1442,246
1990#5,28617#1302,481
1989#6,16013#1332,299
1988#4,17221#1292,268
1987#3,25728#1272,202
1986#3,36026#1252,205
1985#3,62123#1272,208
1984#3,61322#1202,271
1983#3,55522#1162,361
1982#3,34425#1182,492
1981#2,84731#1132,556
1980#3,60922#1132,641
1979#2,52536#1112,448
1978#2,35038#1012,555
1977#2,21641#932,801
1976#2,33435#922,874
1975#2,41133#862,969
1974#2,13338#833,169
1973#1,83246#823,267
1972#2,13536#743,564
1971#1,87746#743,939
1970#1,85947#654,438
1969#1,68551#674,219
1968#1,99936#694,050
1967#1,50655#704,169
1966#1,66945#734,363
1965#1,71543#754,687
1964#1,53255#745,069
1963#1,52254#715,420
1962#1,38364#695,777
1961#1,30572#705,905
1960#1,26675#656,184
1959#1,21477#646,311
1958#1,33363#616,330
1957#1,47452#616,507
1956#1,31263#556,636
1955#1,36154#556,620
1954#1,27860#546,613
1953#1,17867#526,717
1952#1,14768#536,771
1951#1,19061#506,700
1950#1,15364#506,581
1949#1,03275#496,968
1948#1,40943#526,862
1947#1,20456#497,441
1946#1,19252#476,611
1945#1,10051#455,699
1944#1,09051#455,661
1943#1,08754#525,381
1942#1,07653#554,588
1941#1,04149#553,983
1940#93559#514,006
1939#1,26534#623,371
1938#1,14040#633,197
1937#1,19636#692,826
1936#97949#722,729
1935#1,11939#742,533
1934#1,31730#832,336
1933#1,00847#902,053
1932#1,08243#962,011
1931#1,07443#1051,718
1930#1,00254#1011,822
1929#1,07846#1131,532
1928#87070#1171,529
1927#1,13945#1321,350
1926#1,13345#1361,289
1925#1,17643#1421,167
1924#1,17045#1521,046
1923#1,17443#159976
1922#1,23240#170862
1921#1,11547#175824
1920#1,31235#184767
1919#1,27036#193660
1918#1,29934#199644
1917#1,43127#211530
1916#1,73920#232458
1915#1,31729#237417
1914#1,48019#234331
1913#1,52815#231263
1912#2,3607#238217
1911#1,54510#204147
1910#1,42111#173167
1909#1,7637#190117
1908#2,1015#193107
1907#1,5128#19997
1906#1,7276#21284
1905—#20983
1904—#20977
1903—#23459
1902—#21370
1901—#24948
1900—#23972
1899—#28936
1898—#29839
1897#1,5555#33131
1896#1,5835#30138
1895—#30535
1894—#33229
1893—#39121
1892—#32033
1891—#29731
1890—#36923
1889—#40520
1888—#40421
1887—#29931
1886—#35723
1885—#38821
1884—#48815
1883—#47914
1882—#45316
1881—#48713
1880—#38120
First appearance
1880

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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #103 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 404 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedNHWashington: #184 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,255 boysWAIdaho: #148 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 698 boysIDMontana: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,156 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #256 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,518 boysMNIllinois: #115 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 678 boysILWisconsin: #231 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,930 boysWIMichigan: #155 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,147 boysMINew York: #132 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 882 boysNYMassachusetts: #229 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,915 boysMARhode Island: #146 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,702 boysRIOregon: #157 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 956 boysORNevada: #88 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 334 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedSDIowa: #227 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,339 boysIAIndiana: #104 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 570 boysINOhio: #121 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 748 boysOHPennsylvania: #254 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,518 boysPANew Jersey: #187 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,766 boysNJConnecticut: #138 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,242 boysCTCalifornia: #88 for boys · 430 births · 1 in 437 boysCAUtah: #164 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 810 boysUTColorado: #123 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 581 boysCONebraska: #127 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 807 boysNEMissouri: #79 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 391 boysMOKentucky: #46 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 198 boysKYWest Virginia: #48 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 215 boysWVVirginia: #80 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 362 boysVAMaryland: #164 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,056 boysMDDelaware: #111 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 632 boysDEArizona: #62 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 281 boysAZNew Mexico: #23 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 115 boysNMKansas: #104 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 457 boysKSArkansas: #32 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 127 boysARTennessee: #33 for boys · 302 births · 1 in 126 boysTNNorth Carolina: #37 for boys · 329 births · 1 in 153 boysNCSouth Carolina: #25 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 116 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #167 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,048 boysDCOklahoma: #39 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 151 boysOKLouisiana: #45 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 204 boysLAMississippi: #19 for boys · 257 births · 1 in 101 boysMSAlabama: #26 for boys · 289 births · 1 in 121 boysALGeorgia: #23 for boys · 403 births · 1 in 117 boysGAHawaii: #226 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,222 boysHITexas: #32 for boys · 747 births · 1 in 154 boysTXFlorida: #49 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 242 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#19 · 1 in 101
  2. New Mexico#23 · 1 in 115
  3. Georgia#23 · 1 in 117
  4. South Carolina#25 · 1 in 116
  5. Alabama#26 · 1 in 121

Best ever in a state: #8 in New Mexico, 1945.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#192571 in 101
Georgia#234031 in 117
New Mexico#231061 in 115
South Carolina#252331 in 116
Alabama#262891 in 121
Arkansas#321531 in 127
Texas#327471 in 154
Tennessee#333021 in 126
North Carolina#373291 in 153
Oklahoma#391491 in 151
Louisiana#451941 in 204
Kentucky#461671 in 198
West Virginia#48791 in 215
Florida#492211 in 242
Arizona#62591 in 281
Missouri#791141 in 391
Virginia#801191 in 362
California#884301 in 437
Nevada#88111 in 334
Alaska#10381 in 404
Indiana#104901 in 570
Kansas#104451 in 457
Delaware#11181 in 632
Illinois#1151591 in 678
Ohio#1211381 in 748
Colorado#123361 in 581
Nebraska#127191 in 807
New York#1321981 in 882
Connecticut#138211 in 1,242
Rhode Island#14651 in 1,702
Idaho#14891 in 698
Michigan#155751 in 1,147
Oregon#157171 in 956
Maryland#164311 in 1,056
Utah#164141 in 810
District of Columbia#167141 in 1,048
Washington#184231 in 1,255
New Jersey#187351 in 1,766
Montana#19361 in 1,156
Hawaii#22661 in 1,222
Iowa#227121 in 2,339
Massachusetts#229141 in 3,915
Wisconsin#231151 in 2,930
Pennsylvania#254311 in 3,518
Minnesota#256111 in 3,518
Maine———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
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 Johnny
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
65 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1945 at #45 (5,699 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1932–1977
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 236
  • Highest: 1 in 236 boys born in 1945 were named Johnny (0.42%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,505 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.7% of all boys named Johnny (65,786) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s194#299 (1887)#414
1890s316#289 (1899)#323
1900s814#190 (1909)#215
1910s3,834#173 (1910)#215
1920s11,342#113 (1929)#148
1930s24,596#62 (1939)#82
1940s57,200#45 (1945)#50
1950s65,786#50 (1951)#56
1960s49,843#65 (1960)#70
1970s32,024#65 (1970)#86
1980s23,503#113 (1980)#122
1990s18,488#130 (1990)#179
2000s14,321#225 (2001)#241
2010s11,259#267 (2013)#311
2020s4,398#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 1963

girls
#1,522
54 births · 1 in 35,695 girls
boys
#71
5,420 births · 1 in 375 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #1,522Johnny54

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #71Johnny5,420
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 35,695 of them was named Johnny, which outranked 80.1% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnny
  1. #1,508Twanda55
  2. #1,508Wonda55
  3. #1,508Zoraida55
  4. #1,522Johnny54
  5. #1,522Arnita54
  6. #1,522Cordelia54
  7. #1,522Debroah54
  8. #1,547Berta53
  9. #1,547Brinda53
  10. #1,547Carolee53

Tied with 24 names at #1,522; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 375 of them was named Johnny, which outranked 98.5% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnny
  1. #68Lawrence5,708
  2. #69Dale5,700
  3. #70Phillip5,655
  4. #71Johnny5,420
  5. #72Curtis5,376
  6. #73Bryan5,257
  7. #74Billy5,241
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →