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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #182, 1928peak #74, 1910girlsboys
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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 1936

  • 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: #221 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,030 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: #224 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,493 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #316 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,979 boysMINew York: #433 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,498 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #84 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 332 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedSDIowa: #289 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,885 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedINOhio: #250 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,661 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #161 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,089 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedUTColorado: #139 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 697 boysCONebraska: #185 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,292 boysNEMissouri: #132 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 771 boysMOKentucky: #133 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 744 boysKYWest Virginia: #122 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 691 boysWVVirginia: #113 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 606 boysVAMaryland: #190 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,257 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #76 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 278 boysAZNew Mexico: #92 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 343 boysNMKansas: #151 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 792 boysKSArkansas: #61 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 277 boysARTennessee: #70 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 365 boysTNNorth Carolina: #50 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 250 boysNCSouth Carolina: #40 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 185 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #92 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 424 boysOKLouisiana: #72 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 301 boysLAMississippi: #29 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 160 boysMSAlabama: #33 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 171 boysALGeorgia: #33 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 163 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedHITexas: #80 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 369 boysTXFlorida: #42 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 189 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#29 · 1 in 160
  2. Georgia#33 · 1 in 163
  3. Alabama#33 · 1 in 171
  4. South Carolina#40 · 1 in 185
  5. Florida#42 · 1 in 189

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#291241 in 160
Alabama#331571 in 171
Georgia#331751 in 163
South Carolina#401001 in 185
Florida#42661 in 189
North Carolina#501361 in 250
Arkansas#61611 in 277
Tennessee#70701 in 365
Louisiana#72651 in 301
Arizona#76151 in 278
Texas#801511 in 369
Wyoming#8451 in 332
New Mexico#92151 in 343
Oklahoma#92501 in 424
Virginia#113361 in 606
West Virginia#122261 in 691
Missouri#132341 in 771
Kentucky#133341 in 744
Colorado#139121 in 697
Kansas#151171 in 792
California#161351 in 1,089
Nebraska#18581 in 1,292
Maryland#19051 in 2,257
Washington#22151 in 2,030
Illinois#224211 in 2,493
Ohio#250131 in 3,661
Iowa#28951 in 3,885
Michigan#31681 in 4,979
New York#43381 in 10,498
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
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 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 1936

girls
#193
937 births · 1 in 1,110 girls
boys
#117
1,490 births · 1 in 696 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #193Johnnie937

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #117Johnnie1,490
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,110 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #190Jackie948
  2. #191Gwendolyn944
  3. #192Hattie938
  4. #193Johnnie937
  5. #193Nina937
  6. #195Lena891
  7. #196Deloris862
  8. #197Ramona859

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. 3,238Shelba#3,742#504
  2. 662Shelby#840#178
  3. 600Wendy#1,418#818
  4. 588Deanna#1,356#768
  5. 546Shari#1,514#968
Fallers
  1. 1,028Norita#713#1,741
  2. 506Vernetta#974#1,480
  3. 461Ozella#984#1,445
  4. 400Shirleyann#896#1,296
  5. 342Idell#925#1,267

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

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 696 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 97.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #114Cecil1,577
  2. #115Lester1,546
  3. #116Victor1,517
  4. #117Johnnie1,490
  5. #117Roland1,490
  6. #119Glen1,441
  7. #119Milton1,441
  8. #121Elmer1,412

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. 802Errol#1,708#906
  2. 644Sergio#1,584#940
  3. 601Brice#1,494#893
  4. 537Windell#1,390#853
  5. 529Kim#1,390#861
Fallers
  1. 1,082Stafford#980#2,062
  2. 889Darwyn#750#1,639
  3. 461Hunter#956#1,417
  4. 399Orvil#844#1,243
  5. 370Rosendo#956#1,326

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

See the top 100 for 1936