Johnson
Last seen for girls in 1987 at #11,325 · #3,379 for boys in 2025, 34 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1905 · 38 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 7,021since 1880
Johnson over time
Rank among boys' names. Johnson has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | — | #3,379 | 34 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,524 | 32 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,693 | 48 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,675 | 49 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,732 | 46 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,212 | 62 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,310 | 59 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,385 | 55 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,186 | 61 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,991 | 72 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,931 | 75 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,205 | 61 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,139 | 62 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,104 | 64 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,927 | 72 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,187 | 60 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,774 | 85 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,981 | 71 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,621 | 95 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,562 | 94 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,711 | 78 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,530 | 87 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,381 | 97 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,557 | 79 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,481 | 82 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,214 | 111 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,471 | 78 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,605 | 65 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,326 | 85 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,155 | 102 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,202 | 93 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,244 | 87 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,085 | 106 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,197 | 87 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,147 | 92 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,149 | 89 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,045 | 98 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,032 | 91 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #949 | 99 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #971 | 89 |
| 1985 | — | #1,007 | 82 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,084 | 68 | |
| 1983 | — | #956 | 85 | |
| 1982 | — | #933 | 92 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,154 | 63 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,238 | 55 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,598 | 36 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,760 | 30 | |
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #2,202 | 21 |
| 1976 | — | #1,541 | 35 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,884 | 25 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,546 | 32 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,216 | 18 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,566 | 30 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,916 | 22 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,058 | 19 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,492 | 29 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,393 | 31 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,411 | 29 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,373 | 31 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,254 | 37 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,172 | 43 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,215 | 41 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,403 | 31 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,222 | 42 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,273 | 38 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,467 | 29 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,511 | 27 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,214 | 41 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,532 | 26 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,370 | 31 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,169 | 41 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,170 | 40 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,081 | 45 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,150 | 39 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,037 | 46 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,047 | 45 | |
| 1948 | — | #879 | 60 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,000 | 51 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,094 | 40 | |
| 1945 | — | #943 | 47 | |
| 1944 | — | #853 | 55 | |
| 1943 | — | #933 | 51 | |
| 1942 | — | #900 | 54 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,066 | 37 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,183 | 32 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,052 | 37 | |
| 1938 | — | #951 | 44 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,056 | 37 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,051 | 37 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,020 | 39 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,024 | 40 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,051 | 38 | |
| 1932 | — | #868 | 54 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,194 | 33 | |
| 1930 | — | #928 | 52 | |
| 1929 | — | #869 | 58 | |
| 1928 | — | #806 | 66 | |
| 1927 | — | #898 | 57 | |
| 1926 | — | #842 | 61 | |
| 1925 | — | #890 | 57 | |
| 1924 | — | #859 | 64 | |
| 1923 | — | #853 | 63 | |
| 1922 | — | #977 | 52 | |
| 1921 | — | #707 | 85 | |
| 1920 | — | #805 | 69 | |
| 1919 | — | #720 | 77 | |
| 1918 | — | #710 | 79 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #864 | 54 |
| 1916 | — | #715 | 70 | |
| 1915 | — | #675 | 74 | |
| 1914 | — | #724 | 52 | |
| 1913 | — | #855 | 32 | |
| 1912 | — | #649 | 42 | |
| 1911 | — | #759 | 18 | |
| 1910 | — | #582 | 24 | |
| 1909 | — | #530 | 24 | |
| 1908 | — | #632 | 17 | |
| 1907 | — | #634 | 16 | |
| 1906 | — | #443 | 25 | |
| 1905 | — | #322 | 38 | |
| 1904 | — | #482 | 20 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #615 | 13 | |
| 1901 | — | #453 | 18 | |
| 1900 | — | #365 | 36 | |
| 1899 | — | #394 | 22 | |
| 1898 | — | #701 | 10 | |
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #438 | 20 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #349 | 24 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #525 | 13 | |
| 1888 | — | #442 | 18 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | #578 | 11 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #505 | 13 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Johnson was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1894, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Johnson is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#275 · 1 in 2,413
- Georgia#415 · 1 in 4,364
- North Carolina#436 · 1 in 4,407
Best ever in a state: #156 in Arizona, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #275 | 7 | 1 in 2,413 |
| Georgia | #415 | 6 | 1 in 4,364 |
| North Carolina | #436 | 6 | 1 in 4,407 |
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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 Johnson
- 145 spots since 2024 (#3,524 → #3,379)
- 1,167 spots since 2020 (#2,212 → #3,379)
- 1,448 spots since 2015 (#1,931 → #3,379)
- Biggest jump: 375 spots in 1895 (#954 → #579)
- Biggest drop: 416 spots in 1894 (#538 → #954)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1905 at #322 (38 births)
- Births halved by 1907, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1880–1930
- Highest: 1 in 3,482 boys born in 1905 were named Johnson (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 50,238 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 12.6% of all boys named Johnson (884) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 126 | #442 (1888) | #527 |
| 1890s | 155 | #349 (1891) | #549 |
| 1900s | 221 | #322 (1905) | #507 |
| 1910s | 522 | #582 (1910) | #725 |
| 1920s | 632 | #707 (1921) | #851 |
| 1930s | 411 | #868 (1932) | #1,020 |
| 1940s | 472 | #853 (1944) | #990 |
| 1950s | 365 | #1,037 (1950) | #1,270 |
| 1960s | 352 | #1,172 (1964) | #1,321 |
| 1970s | 268 | #1,541 (1976) | #1,829 |
| 1980s | 822 | #933 (1982) | #1,037 |
| 1990s | 884 | #1,085 (1993) | #1,258 |
| 2000s | 879 | #1,214 (2000) | #1,581 |
| 2010s | 641 | #1,927 (2011) | #2,137 |
| 2020s | 271 | #2,212 (2020) | #2,869 |
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.
Johnson in 1917
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 180,211 of them was named Johnson, which outranked 23.1% 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).
- #3,713Zenia7
- #3,713Zenna7
- #3,713Zoila7
- #4,083Johnson6
- #4,083Addis6
- #4,083Adelaine6
- #4,083Adena6
- #4,594Aaron5
- #4,594Abell5
- #4,594Adalaide5
Tied with 510 names at #4,083; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 17,139 of them was named Johnson, which outranked 81.2% 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).