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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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 1956

  • 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: #325 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,541 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: #240 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,808 boysILWisconsin: #331 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,627 boysWIMichigan: #229 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,634 boysMINew York: #321 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 4,764 boysNYMassachusetts: #334 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,131 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedRIOregon: #286 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,576 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: #313 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,116 boysIAIndiana: #205 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,974 boysINOhio: #267 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,856 boysOHPennsylvania: #413 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 11,191 boysPANew Jersey: #271 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,534 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #264 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 2,581 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedUTColorado: #288 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,911 boysCONebraska: #225 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,292 boysNEMissouri: #205 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,783 boysMOKentucky: #143 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,038 boysKYWest Virginia: #143 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,027 boysWVVirginia: #141 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 779 boysVAMaryland: #269 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,507 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #224 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,415 boysAZNew Mexico: #280 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,025 boysNMKansas: #194 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,376 boysKSArkansas: #85 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 391 boysARTennessee: #164 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,138 boysTNNorth Carolina: #104 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 509 boysNCSouth Carolina: #104 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 466 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #150 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 856 boysOKLouisiana: #150 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 728 boysLAMississippi: #58 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 257 boysMSAlabama: #109 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 519 boysALGeorgia: #117 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 590 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedHITexas: #205 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 1,227 boysTXFlorida: #113 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 542 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#58 · 1 in 257
  2. Arkansas#85 · 1 in 391
  3. South Carolina#104 · 1 in 466
  4. North Carolina#104 · 1 in 509
  5. Alabama#109 · 1 in 519

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#581111 in 257
Arkansas#85521 in 391
North Carolina#1041091 in 509
South Carolina#104661 in 466
Alabama#109771 in 519
Florida#113871 in 542
Georgia#117851 in 590
Virginia#141571 in 779
Kentucky#143351 in 1,038
West Virginia#143211 in 1,027
Louisiana#150581 in 728
Oklahoma#150291 in 856
Tennessee#164361 in 1,138
Kansas#194181 in 1,376
Indiana#205281 in 1,974
Missouri#205271 in 1,783
Texas#2051011 in 1,227
Arizona#224101 in 1,415
Nebraska#22571 in 2,292
Michigan#229381 in 2,634
Illinois#240401 in 2,808
California#264651 in 2,581
Ohio#267301 in 3,856
Maryland#26991 in 3,507
New Jersey#271131 in 4,534
New Mexico#28061 in 2,025
Oregon#28651 in 3,576
Colorado#28871 in 2,911
Iowa#31361 in 5,116
New York#321371 in 4,764
Washington#32571 in 4,541
Wisconsin#33161 in 7,627
Massachusetts#33451 in 11,131
Pennsylvania#413111 in 11,191
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

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 1956

girls
#366
571 births · 1 in 3,516 girls
boys
#204
1,317 births · 1 in 1,606 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #366Johnnie571

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #204Johnnie1,317
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 3,516 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 94.7% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #363Janine578
  2. #364Bridget577
  3. #365Lorrie574
  4. #366Johnnie571
  5. #366Rosalind571
  6. #368Jodi570
  7. #369Gretchen567
  8. #370Madeline566

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

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. 993Sheena#1,839#846
  2. 770Glendora#1,733#963
  3. 684Leesa#1,209#525
  4. 543Marisa#1,074#531
  5. 537Dani#1,383#846
Fallers
  1. 513Sheilah#663#1,176
  2. 481Jeryl#768#1,249
  3. 344Jacalyn#496#840
  4. 325Roni#536#861
  5. 314Florine#984#1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,606 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #201Herman1,326
  2. #201Maurice1,326
  3. #203Randal1,321
  4. #204Johnnie1,317
  5. #205Nathaniel1,309
  6. #206Aaron1,277
  7. #207Chester1,254
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. 1,847Jace#2,764#917
  2. 678Rich#1,572#894
  3. 590Broderick#1,273#683
  4. 559Elvis#921#362
  5. 513Tracey#1,419#906
Fallers
  1. 351Adolphus#906#1,257
  2. 336Randolf#949#1,285
  3. 279Cordell#792#1,071
  4. 272Rudolfo#885#1,157
  5. 269Aurelio#949#1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956