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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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 1957

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #201 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,904 boysILWisconsin: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,678 boysWIMichigan: #240 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,743 boysMINew York: #445 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 8,626 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: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #224 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,336 boysINOhio: #222 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 2,487 boysOHPennsylvania: #325 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 6,679 boysPANew Jersey: #334 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,149 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #261 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 2,317 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedUTColorado: #317 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,456 boysCONebraska: #261 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,127 boysNEMissouri: #185 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,281 boysMOKentucky: #139 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 911 boysKYWest Virginia: #191 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,542 boysWVVirginia: #134 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 725 boysVAMaryland: #200 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,725 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #297 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,177 boysAZNew Mexico: #208 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,140 boysNMKansas: #185 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,275 boysKSArkansas: #143 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 755 boysARTennessee: #146 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 930 boysTNNorth Carolina: #111 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 559 boysNCSouth Carolina: #101 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 448 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #202 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,659 boysDCOklahoma: #166 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 966 boysOKLouisiana: #162 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 867 boysLAMississippi: #67 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 300 boysMSAlabama: #123 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 646 boysALGeorgia: #132 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 756 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Johnnie, so not publishedHITexas: #212 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 1,201 boysTXFlorida: #109 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 516 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#67 · 1 in 300
  2. South Carolina#101 · 1 in 448
  3. Florida#109 · 1 in 516
  4. North Carolina#111 · 1 in 559
  5. Alabama#123 · 1 in 646

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#67941 in 300
South Carolina#101681 in 448
Florida#109971 in 516
North Carolina#111971 in 559
Alabama#123611 in 646
Georgia#132661 in 756
Virginia#134611 in 725
Kentucky#139401 in 911
Arkansas#143271 in 755
Tennessee#146441 in 930
Louisiana#162501 in 867
Oklahoma#166251 in 966
Kansas#185191 in 1,275
Missouri#185381 in 1,281
West Virginia#191141 in 1,542
Maryland#200191 in 1,725
Illinois#201611 in 1,904
District of Columbia#20291 in 1,659
New Mexico#208111 in 1,140
Texas#2121041 in 1,201
Ohio#222481 in 2,487
Indiana#224241 in 2,336
Michigan#240371 in 2,743
California#261761 in 2,317
Nebraska#26151 in 3,127
Arizona#29771 in 2,177
Wisconsin#31271 in 6,678
Colorado#31761 in 3,456
Pennsylvania#325191 in 6,679
New Jersey#334101 in 6,149
New York#445211 in 8,626
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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 1957

girls
#409
512 births · 1 in 3,994 girls
boys
#207
1,296 births · 1 in 1,665 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #409Johnnie512

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #207Johnnie1,296
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 3,994 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 94.2% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #405Margo519
  2. #407Cora516
  3. #408Madeline514
  4. #409Johnnie512
  5. #409Katie512
  6. #411Polly509
  7. #412Noreen505
  8. #413Jeanine504

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

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,665 of them was named Johnnie, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnnie
  1. #204Herman1,317
  2. #205Antonio1,316
  3. #206Terrence1,304
  4. #207Johnnie1,296
  5. #208Ron1,282
  6. #209Harvey1,278
  7. #210Lynn1,274
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →