John
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #23 for boys in 2025, 8,027 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1921 · 58,216 births
- Debut · boys
- 9,655 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 146 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,182,633since 1880
John 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 | #13,208 | 6 | #23 | 8,027 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #21 | 8,087 |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #26 | 7,804 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #26 | 8,001 |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #27 | 8,186 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #27 | 8,265 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #28 | 8,863 |
| 2018 | #7,762 | 14 | #26 | 9,204 |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | #27 | 9,536 |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | #28 | 10,060 |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 | #26 | 10,423 |
| 2014 | #8,053 | 14 | #26 | 10,701 |
| 2013 | #7,372 | 16 | #27 | 10,739 |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | #28 | 10,638 |
| 2011 | #6,148 | 21 | #27 | 11,068 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #26 | 11,568 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #26 | 12,133 |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | #20 | 13,336 |
| 2007 | #6,093 | 22 | #19 | 14,447 |
| 2006 | #4,165 | 35 | #19 | 15,177 |
| 2005 | #3,876 | 37 | #18 | 15,796 |
| 2004 | #2,396 | 71 | #17 | 16,470 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | #17 | 17,249 |
| 2002 | #5,444 | 21 | #17 | 17,477 |
| 2001 | #3,940 | 32 | #14 | 18,904 |
| 2000 | #4,400 | 27 | #14 | 20,115 |
| 1999 | #3,245 | 39 | #15 | 20,366 |
| 1998 | #4,142 | 27 | #15 | 20,633 |
| 1997 | #3,815 | 29 | #15 | 21,386 |
| 1996 | #3,149 | 37 | #15 | 22,188 |
| 1995 | #2,687 | 45 | #13 | 23,244 |
| 1994 | #2,585 | 48 | #15 | 24,187 |
| 1993 | #2,012 | 69 | #16 | 24,996 |
| 1992 | #2,318 | 56 | #14 | 26,253 |
| 1991 | #2,111 | 63 | #10 | 27,809 |
| 1990 | #1,781 | 81 | #12 | 29,089 |
| 1989 | #1,204 | 134 | #12 | 29,853 |
| 1988 | #986 | 167 | #11 | 29,427 |
| 1987 | #861 | 197 | #11 | 29,555 |
| 1986 | #774 | 220 | #10 | 30,209 |
| 1985 | #742 | 233 | #9 | 31,502 |
| 1984 | #698 | 238 | #8 | 32,610 |
| 1983 | #646 | 266 | #9 | 33,154 |
| 1982 | #730 | 234 | #8 | 34,698 |
| 1981 | #816 | 195 | #8 | 34,868 |
| 1980 | #689 | 251 | #8 | 35,274 |
| 1979 | #696 | 243 | #7 | 35,410 |
| 1978 | #711 | 222 | #7 | 34,014 |
| 1977 | #710 | 218 | #7 | 34,195 |
| 1976 | #703 | 210 | #6 | 33,976 |
| 1975 | #657 | 231 | #7 | 35,079 |
| 1974 | #612 | 254 | #6 | 37,612 |
| 1973 | #654 | 229 | #6 | 39,165 |
| 1972 | #667 | 224 | #5 | 43,158 |
| 1971 | #620 | 272 | #4 | 51,512 |
| 1970 | #600 | 290 | #4 | 58,491 |
| 1969 | #583 | 288 | #4 | 58,732 |
| 1968 | #557 | 303 | #3 | 60,903 |
| 1967 | #554 | 289 | #4 | 61,600 |
| 1966 | #565 | 284 | #4 | 65,016 |
| 1965 | #613 | 252 | #2 | 71,493 |
| 1964 | #619 | 264 | #2 | 82,508 |
| 1963 | #627 | 259 | #2 | 78,636 |
| 1962 | #584 | 286 | #3 | 78,427 |
| 1961 | #617 | 272 | #3 | 79,983 |
| 1960 | #646 | 244 | #4 | 76,096 |
| 1959 | #663 | 229 | #4 | 76,446 |
| 1958 | #690 | 205 | #5 | 76,057 |
| 1957 | #656 | 225 | #5 | 79,033 |
| 1956 | #638 | 224 | #5 | 80,804 |
| 1955 | #688 | 185 | #5 | 80,128 |
| 1954 | #690 | 185 | #4 | 81,168 |
| 1953 | #713 | 164 | #4 | 80,165 |
| 1952 | #627 | 197 | #3 | 83,140 |
| 1951 | #604 | 202 | #3 | 81,569 |
| 1950 | #636 | 180 | #3 | 79,412 |
| 1949 | #587 | 199 | #3 | 81,178 |
| 1948 | #603 | 192 | #3 | 82,834 |
| 1947 | #599 | 203 | #3 | 88,324 |
| 1946 | #548 | 208 | #3 | 79,267 |
| 1945 | #520 | 197 | #3 | 66,117 |
| 1944 | #539 | 180 | #3 | 66,616 |
| 1943 | #490 | 229 | #3 | 68,929 |
| 1942 | #475 | 241 | #3 | 66,043 |
| 1941 | #472 | 221 | #3 | 57,520 |
| 1940 | #463 | 208 | #3 | 54,786 |
| 1939 | #445 | 228 | #3 | 51,025 |
| 1938 | #457 | 216 | #3 | 50,517 |
| 1937 | #445 | 218 | #3 | 48,755 |
| 1936 | #446 | 203 | #3 | 47,683 |
| 1935 | #448 | 208 | #3 | 47,509 |
| 1934 | #408 | 257 | #3 | 46,743 |
| 1933 | #430 | 226 | #3 | 46,224 |
| 1932 | #374 | 298 | #3 | 48,624 |
| 1931 | #356 | 325 | #3 | 48,423 |
| 1930 | #327 | 402 | #3 | 52,447 |
| 1929 | #321 | 411 | #3 | 52,112 |
| 1928 | #321 | 424 | #2 | 53,760 |
| 1927 | #318 | 440 | #2 | 55,949 |
| 1926 | #339 | 385 | #2 | 56,108 |
| 1925 | #355 | 367 | #2 | 57,195 |
| 1924 | #347 | 382 | #2 | 59,052 |
| 1923 | #362 | 335 | #1 | 57,467 |
| 1922 | #385 | 285 | #1 | 57,280 |
| 1921 | #401 | 285 | #1 | 58,216 |
| 1920 | #395 | 281 | #1 | 56,913 |
| 1919 | #369 | 307 | #1 | 53,522 |
| 1918 | #417 | 248 | #1 | 56,558 |
| 1917 | #397 | 253 | #1 | 51,852 |
| 1916 | #411 | 227 | #1 | 50,043 |
| 1915 | #429 | 200 | #1 | 47,576 |
| 1914 | #407 | 169 | #1 | 37,947 |
| 1913 | #449 | 122 | #1 | 29,329 |
| 1912 | #445 | 112 | #1 | 24,588 |
| 1911 | #501 | 68 | #1 | 13,446 |
| 1910 | #421 | 88 | #1 | 11,450 |
| 1909 | #456 | 67 | #1 | 9,590 |
| 1908 | #474 | 58 | #1 | 9,343 |
| 1907 | #444 | 65 | #1 | 8,983 |
| 1906 | #528 | 43 | #1 | 8,264 |
| 1905 | #519 | 43 | #1 | 8,059 |
| 1904 | #520 | 40 | #1 | 8,108 |
| 1903 | #496 | 41 | #1 | 7,608 |
| 1902 | #518 | 38 | #1 | 7,907 |
| 1901 | #481 | 39 | #1 | 6,900 |
| 1900 | #499 | 46 | #1 | 9,828 |
| 1899 | #461 | 40 | #1 | 6,990 |
| 1898 | #415 | 55 | #1 | 8,159 |
| 1897 | #432 | 46 | #1 | 7,550 |
| 1896 | #403 | 50 | #1 | 8,138 |
| 1895 | #357 | 61 | #1 | 8,320 |
| 1894 | #359 | 60 | #1 | 8,237 |
| 1893 | #343 | 61 | #1 | 8,049 |
| 1892 | #360 | 54 | #1 | 9,039 |
| 1891 | #377 | 44 | #1 | 7,680 |
| 1890 | #343 | 56 | #1 | 8,502 |
| 1889 | #346 | 52 | #1 | 8,548 |
| 1888 | #333 | 52 | #1 | 9,247 |
| 1887 | #285 | 56 | #1 | 8,110 |
| 1886 | #300 | 48 | #1 | 9,026 |
| 1885 | #296 | 45 | #1 | 8,756 |
| 1884 | #304 | 40 | #1 | 9,388 |
| 1883 | #278 | 40 | #1 | 8,894 |
| 1882 | #278 | 40 | #1 | 9,557 |
| 1881 | #312 | 26 | #1 | 8,768 |
| 1880 | #227 | 46 | #1 | 9,655 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, John was already there! It came in at #1, and was given to 9,655 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1909, when fewer than 9,900 boys a year got the name.
See more about John
- 2 spots since 2024 (#21 → #23)
- 4 spots since 2020 (#27 → #23)
- 3 spots since 2015 (#26 → #23)
- Biggest jump: 5 spots in 2024 (#26 → #21)
- Biggest drop: 6 spots in 2009 (#20 → #26)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1921 at #1 (58,216 births)
- Births halved by 1990, 69 yrs later
- Top 10: 108 yrs · run 1880–1986
- Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 11 boys born in 1880 were named John (8.7%)
- Latest: 1 in 213 boys born in 2025 (0.47%)
- Its best rank, #1 in 1921, was only 1 in 19 (5.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 15.4% of all boys named John (797,922) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 89,949 | #1 (1880) | #1 |
| 1890s | 80,664 | #1 (1892) | #1 |
| 1900s | 84,590 | #1 (1900) | #1 |
| 1910s | 376,311 | #1 (1918) | #1 |
| 1920s | 564,052 | #1 (1921) | #2 |
| 1930s | 487,950 | #3 (1930) | #3 |
| 1940s | 711,614 | #3 (1947) | #3 |
| 1950s | 797,922 | #3 (1952) | #4 |
| 1960s | 713,394 | #2 (1964) | #3 |
| 1970s | 402,612 | #4 (1970) | #6 |
| 1980s | 321,150 | #8 (1980) | #9 |
| 1990s | 240,151 | #10 (1991) | #14 |
| 2000s | 161,104 | #14 (2000) | #18 |
| 2010s | 102,800 | #26 (2010) | #27 |
| 2020s | 48,370 | #21 (2024) | #25 |
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.
John in 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 160,096 of them was named John, which outranked 50.3% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,109Ziyanna12
- #9,109Zsofia12
- #9,109Zyaira12
- #9,711John11
- #9,711Aaliyana11
- #9,711Aariya11
- #9,711Aashvi11
- #10,429Aailyah10
- #10,429Aaira10
- #10,429Aaleeyah10
Tied with 717 names at #9,711; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 178 of them was named John, which outranked 99.8% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.