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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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.

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 1955

  • 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: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,443 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: #178 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,541 boysILWisconsin: #291 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,398 boysWIMichigan: #231 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,906 boysMINew York: #367 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 6,702 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #282 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,594 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedSDIowa: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,177 boysIAIndiana: #207 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,209 boysINOhio: #249 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,446 boysOHPennsylvania: #384 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 10,039 boysPANew Jersey: #256 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,428 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #228 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 2,141 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedUTColorado: #313 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,913 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #158 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,120 boysMOKentucky: #149 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,044 boysKYWest Virginia: #159 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,198 boysWVVirginia: #135 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 761 boysVAMaryland: #196 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,907 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #159 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 793 boysAZNew Mexico: #199 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,175 boysNMKansas: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,684 boysKSArkansas: #97 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 467 boysARTennessee: #151 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,028 boysTNNorth Carolina: #100 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 498 boysNCSouth Carolina: #88 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 355 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #147 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 880 boysDCOklahoma: #179 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,163 boysOKLouisiana: #147 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 690 boysLAMississippi: #52 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 222 boysMSAlabama: #111 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 564 boysALGeorgia: #116 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 613 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedHITexas: #180 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 1,025 boysTXFlorida: #98 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 463 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#52 · 1 in 222
  2. South Carolina#88 · 1 in 355
  3. Arkansas#97 · 1 in 467
  4. Florida#98 · 1 in 463
  5. North Carolina#100 · 1 in 498

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#521301 in 222
South Carolina#88861 in 355
Arkansas#97431 in 467
Florida#98931 in 463
North Carolina#1001101 in 498
Alabama#111691 in 564
Georgia#116801 in 613
Virginia#135571 in 761
District of Columbia#147171 in 880
Louisiana#147591 in 690
Kentucky#149351 in 1,044
Tennessee#151401 in 1,028
Missouri#158421 in 1,120
Arizona#159171 in 793
West Virginia#159181 in 1,198
Illinois#178701 in 1,541
Oklahoma#179211 in 1,163
Texas#1801181 in 1,025
Maryland#196161 in 1,907
New Mexico#199101 in 1,175
Indiana#207241 in 2,209
California#228741 in 2,141
Michigan#231331 in 2,906
Ohio#249321 in 3,446
New Jersey#256131 in 4,428
Kansas#25991 in 2,684
Oregon#28251 in 3,594
Wisconsin#29171 in 6,398
Washington#31271 in 4,443
Colorado#31351 in 3,913
Iowa#32451 in 6,177
New York#367261 in 6,702
Pennsylvania#384121 in 10,039
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Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
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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 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 1955

girls
#355
596 births · 1 in 3,281 girls
boys
#190
1,403 births · 1 in 1,468 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #355Johnnie596

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #190Johnnie1,403
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 3,281 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 94.7% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #352Noreen603
  2. #353Madeline602
  3. #354Olga601
  4. #355Johnnie596
  5. #356Leah592
  6. #357Kristi591
  7. #357Sonia591
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 1,468 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #187Darryl1,425
  2. #188Ted1,409
  3. #189Stuart1,405
  4. #190Johnnie1,403
  5. #191Rex1,400
  6. #192Jimmie1,386
  7. #193Brent1,382
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →