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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #182, 1928peak #74, 1910girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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#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 1946

  • 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: #235 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,435 boysWAIdaho: #186 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,154 boysIDMontana: 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: #214 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,582 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #226 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,742 boysMINew York: #355 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 7,798 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #252 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,817 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #95 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 476 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedSDIowa: #212 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,070 boysIAIndiana: #164 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,434 boysINOhio: #226 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,800 boysOHPennsylvania: #461 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,922 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #182 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,428 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedUTColorado: #189 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,528 boysCONebraska: #204 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,818 boysNEMissouri: #130 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 866 boysMOKentucky: #109 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 611 boysKYWest Virginia: #107 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 663 boysWVVirginia: #112 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 649 boysVAMaryland: #196 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,200 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,289 boysAZNew Mexico: #120 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 510 boysNMKansas: #140 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 853 boysKSArkansas: #70 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 348 boysARTennessee: #100 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 591 boysTNNorth Carolina: #57 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 270 boysNCSouth Carolina: #53 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 245 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #203 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,898 boysDCOklahoma: #87 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 423 boysOKLouisiana: #100 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 441 boysLAMississippi: #30 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 153 boysMSAlabama: #61 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 331 boysALGeorgia: #61 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 315 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedHITexas: #100 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 501 boysTXFlorida: #76 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 363 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#30 · 1 in 153
  2. South Carolina#53 · 1 in 245
  3. North Carolina#57 · 1 in 270
  4. Georgia#61 · 1 in 315
  5. Alabama#61 · 1 in 331

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#301751 in 153
South Carolina#531061 in 245
North Carolina#571761 in 270
Alabama#611081 in 331
Georgia#611281 in 315
Arkansas#70641 in 348
Florida#76701 in 363
Oklahoma#87551 in 423
Wyoming#9551 in 476
Louisiana#100701 in 441
Tennessee#100631 in 591
Texas#1001781 in 501
West Virginia#107351 in 663
Kentucky#109551 in 611
Virginia#112511 in 649
New Mexico#120151 in 510
Missouri#130451 in 866
Kansas#140211 in 853
Indiana#164281 in 1,434
California#182741 in 1,428
Idaho#18651 in 1,154
Colorado#18991 in 1,528
Maryland#196101 in 2,200
District of Columbia#20361 in 1,898
Nebraska#20471 in 1,818
Arizona#21061 in 1,289
Iowa#212131 in 2,070
Illinois#214321 in 2,582
Michigan#226241 in 2,742
Ohio#226291 in 2,800
Washington#235101 in 2,435
Oregon#25251 in 2,817
New York#355181 in 7,798
Pennsylvania#46171 in 14,922
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
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 1946

girls
#236
923 births · 1 in 1,702 girls
boys
#140
1,721 births · 1 in 944 boys

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #236Johnnie923

Top boys' names in 1946

  1. #1James87,438
  2. #2Robert84,136
  3. #3John79,267
  4. #4William60,034
  5. #5Richard58,870
  6. #6David46,444
  7. #7Michael41,194
  8. #8Thomas38,877
  9. #9Charles38,215
  10. #10Ronald31,858
  11. #140Johnnie1,721
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 1,702 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 95.8% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #233Geneva955
  2. #234Dora943
  3. #235Madeline926
  4. #236Johnnie923
  5. #237Deloris915
  6. #238Trudy891
  7. #239Lydia886
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. 1,830Jacalyn#2,742#912
  2. 914Kimberly#1,621#707
  3. 615Suzette#1,032#417
  4. 538Randi#1,356#818
  5. 528Dayle#1,356#828
Fallers
  1. 335Oma#941#1,276
  2. 324Iola#824#1,148
  3. 324Artie#994#1,318
  4. 303Eartha#954#1,257
  5. 301Willia#830#1,131

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

boys

1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 944 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #137Dwight1,754
  2. #138Gilbert1,750
  3. #139Jackie1,729
  4. #140Johnnie1,721
  5. #140Franklin1,721
  6. #142Duane1,712
  7. #143Glen1,677
  8. #144Nicholas1,675

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

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. 584Zachary#1,536#952
  2. 514Patric#1,494#980
  3. 385Kris#1,296#911
  4. 385Rich#1,296#911
  5. 380Furman#1,270#890
Fallers
  1. 469Layton#971#1,440
  2. 438Farris#971#1,409
  3. 394Delano#558#952
  4. 312Leopoldo#864#1,176
  5. 290Rosevelt#927#1,217

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

See the top 100 for 1946