Johnny

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #457 for boys in 2025, 682 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1945 · 5,699 births
Debut · boys
20 births
In top 100 · boys
46 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
317,918
since 1880

Johnny over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #45, 1945boys
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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#10,9178#457682
2024#9,55610#456685
2023#434718
2022#13,5926#399800
2021#11,1468#433720
2020#12,1427#387793
2019#11,3568#373848
2018#8,14613#352941
2017#14,1246#346974
2016#9,41111#3351,038
2015#13,0067#3101,153
2014#10,9559#3001,186
2013#13,1507#2671,330
2012#16,8695#2811,243
2011#16,7645#2821,252
2010#13,4487#2671,294
2009#13,7047#2561,349
2008#15,4056#2461,477
2007#15,4916#2411,507
2006#17,1685#2371,461
2005#16,4625#2411,397
2004#9,89210#2511,317
2003#12,4087#2461,370
2002#8,83711#2351,439
2001#13,5216#2251,540
2000#13,1546#2351,464
1999#12,6886#2261,496
1998#10,1228#2161,486
1997#9,8028#2111,469
1996#13,5185#1931,612
1995#5,67716#1861,688
1994#5,71316#1651,949
1993#7,03812#1641,964
1992#4,68621#1532,097
1991#6,25314#1442,246
1990#5,28617#1302,481
1989#6,16013#1332,299
1988#4,17221#1292,268
1987#3,25728#1272,202
1986#3,36026#1252,205
1985#3,62123#1272,208
1984#3,61322#1202,271
1983#3,55522#1162,361
1982#3,34425#1182,492
1981#2,84731#1132,556
1980#3,60922#1132,641
1979#2,52536#1112,448
1978#2,35038#1012,555
1977#2,21641#932,801
1976#2,33435#922,874
1975#2,41133#862,969
1974#2,13338#833,169
1973#1,83246#823,267
1972#2,13536#743,564
1971#1,87746#743,939
1970#1,85947#654,438
1969#1,68551#674,219
1968#1,99936#694,050
1967#1,50655#704,169
1966#1,66945#734,363
1965#1,71543#754,687
1964#1,53255#745,069
1963#1,52254#715,420
1962#1,38364#695,777
1961#1,30572#705,905
1960#1,26675#656,184
1959#1,21477#646,311
1958#1,33363#616,330
1957#1,47452#616,507
1956#1,31263#556,636
1955#1,36154#556,620
1954#1,27860#546,613
1953#1,17867#526,717
1952#1,14768#536,771
1951#1,19061#506,700
1950#1,15364#506,581
1949#1,03275#496,968
1948#1,40943#526,862
1947#1,20456#497,441
1946#1,19252#476,611
1945#1,10051#455,699
1944#1,09051#455,661
1943#1,08754#525,381
1942#1,07653#554,588
1941#1,04149#553,983
1940#93559#514,006
1939#1,26534#623,371
1938#1,14040#633,197
1937#1,19636#692,826
1936#97949#722,729
1935#1,11939#742,533
1934#1,31730#832,336
1933#1,00847#902,053
1932#1,08243#962,011
1931#1,07443#1051,718
1930#1,00254#1011,822
1929#1,07846#1131,532
1928#87070#1171,529
1927#1,13945#1321,350
1926#1,13345#1361,289
1925#1,17643#1421,167
1924#1,17045#1521,046
1923#1,17443#159976
1922#1,23240#170862
1921#1,11547#175824
1920#1,31235#184767
1919#1,27036#193660
1918#1,29934#199644
1917#1,43127#211530
1916#1,73920#232458
1915#1,31729#237417
1914#1,48019#234331
1913#1,52815#231263
1912#2,3607#238217
1911#1,54510#204147
1910#1,42111#173167
1909#1,7637#190117
1908#2,1015#193107
1907#1,5128#19997
1906#1,7276#21284
1905#20983
1904#20977
1903#23459
1902#21370
1901#24948
1900#23972
1899#28936
1898#29839
1897#1,5555#33131
1896#1,5835#30138
1895#30535
1894#33229
1893#39121
1892#32033
1891#29731
1890#36923
1889#40520
1888#40421
1887#29931
1886#35723
1885#38821
1884#48815
1883#47914
1882#45316
1881#48713
1880#38120
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Johnny was already there! It came in at #381, and was given to 20 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.

Where Johnny is popular in 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedAKMaine: #196 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,624 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedNHWashington: #150 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 983 boysWAIdaho: #126 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 594 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #249 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,412 boysMNIllinois: #102 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 613 boysILWisconsin: #250 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,017 boysWIMichigan: #132 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 864 boysMINew York: #127 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 846 boysNYMassachusetts: #186 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,479 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedRIOregon: #130 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 739 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedNVWyoming: #84 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 349 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Johnny, so not publishedSDIowa: #207 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,889 boysIAIndiana: #102 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 584 boysINOhio: #111 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 731 boysOHPennsylvania: #254 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,413 boysPANew Jersey: #124 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 856 boysNJConnecticut: #222 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,296 boysCTCalifornia: #87 for boys · 351 births · 1 in 473 boysCAUtah: #215 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,485 boysUTColorado: #92 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 446 boysCONebraska: #110 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 696 boysNEMissouri: #77 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 407 boysMOKentucky: #51 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 229 boysKYWest Virginia: #61 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 307 boysWVVirginia: #101 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 559 boysVAMaryland: #156 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,108 boysMDDelaware: #99 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 597 boysDEArizona: #44 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 219 boysAZNew Mexico: #28 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 124 boysNMKansas: #91 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 443 boysKSArkansas: #37 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 138 boysARTennessee: #38 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 157 boysTNNorth Carolina: #38 for boys · 270 births · 1 in 159 boysNCSouth Carolina: #35 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 154 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #121 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 681 boysDCOklahoma: #37 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 152 boysOKLouisiana: #49 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 245 boysLAMississippi: #33 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 143 boysMSAlabama: #31 for boys · 224 births · 1 in 131 boysALGeorgia: #38 for boys · 258 births · 1 in 158 boysGAHawaii: #202 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,005 boysHITexas: #34 for boys · 573 births · 1 in 175 boysTXFlorida: #51 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 289 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#28 · 1 in 124
  2. Alabama#31 · 1 in 131
  3. Mississippi#33 · 1 in 143
  4. Texas#34 · 1 in 175
  5. South Carolina#35 · 1 in 154

Best ever in a state: #8 in New Mexico, 1945.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#28731 in 124
Alabama#312241 in 131
Mississippi#331441 in 143
Texas#345731 in 175
South Carolina#351471 in 154
Arkansas#371091 in 138
Oklahoma#371181 in 152
Georgia#382581 in 158
North Carolina#382701 in 159
Tennessee#382091 in 157
Arizona#44661 in 219
Louisiana#491411 in 245
Florida#511611 in 289
Kentucky#511181 in 229
West Virginia#61441 in 307
Missouri#77901 in 407
Wyoming#8461 in 349
California#873511 in 473
Kansas#91351 in 443
Colorado#92391 in 446
Delaware#9971 in 597
Virginia#101651 in 559
Illinois#1021511 in 613
Indiana#102771 in 584
Nebraska#110161 in 696
Ohio#1111231 in 731
District of Columbia#121181 in 681
New Jersey#124631 in 856
Idaho#12691 in 594
New York#1271781 in 846
Oregon#130201 in 739
Michigan#132901 in 864
Washington#150261 in 983
Maryland#156261 in 1,108
Massachusetts#186191 in 2,479
Maine#19651 in 1,624
Hawaii#20261 in 1,005
Iowa#207121 in 1,889
Utah#21571 in 1,485
Connecticut#222101 in 2,296
Minnesota#24991 in 3,412
Wisconsin#250121 in 3,017
Pennsylvania#254271 in 3,413
Alaska
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont

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 Johnny
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#456#457)
  • 70 spots since 2020 (#387#457)
  • 147 spots since 2015 (#310#457)
  • Biggest jump: 100 spots in 1885 (#488#388)
  • Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1881 (#381#487)
Rise & fade · boys
65 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1945 at #45 (5,699 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1932–1977
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 236
  • Highest: 1 in 236 boys born in 1945 were named Johnny (0.42%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,505 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.7% of all boys named Johnny (65,786) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s194#299 (1887)#414
1890s316#289 (1899)#323
1900s814#190 (1909)#215
1910s3,834#173 (1910)#215
1920s11,342#113 (1929)#148
1930s24,596#62 (1939)#82
1940s57,200#45 (1945)#50
1950s65,786#50 (1951)#56
1960s49,843#65 (1960)#70
1970s32,024#65 (1970)#86
1980s23,503#113 (1980)#122
1990s18,488#130 (1990)#179
2000s14,321#225 (2001)#241
2010s11,259#267 (2013)#311
2020s4,398#387 (2020)#428

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.

Johnny in 1967

girls
#1,506
55 births · 1 in 30,019 girls
boys
#70
4,169 births · 1 in 418 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #1,506Johnny55

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #70Johnny4,169
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 30,019 of them was named Johnny, which outranked 80.8% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnny
  1. #1,495Malia56
  2. #1,495Scarlet56
  3. #1,495Susette56
  4. #1,506Johnny55
  5. #1,506Alycia55
  6. #1,506Annabelle55
  7. #1,506Bette55
  8. #1,524Carma54
  9. #1,524Diedre54
  10. #1,524Frieda54

Tied with 17 names at #1,506; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,873Anissa#2,519#646
  2. 1,660Buffy#2,453#793
  3. 1,522Nichelle#2,022#500
  4. 893Josette#1,621#728
  5. 862Lissette#1,600#738
Fallers
  1. 792Tatia#668#1,460
  2. 531Inger#929#1,460
  3. 400Sonji#639#1,039
  4. 389Sunday#983#1,372
  5. 325Cinda#944#1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 418 of them was named Johnny, which outranked 98.5% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Johnny
  1. #67Lawrence4,341
  2. #68Danny4,310
  3. #69Samuel4,232
  4. #70Johnny4,169
  5. #71Jon4,160
  6. #72Randall4,062
  7. #73Phillip4,049
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,048Alfie#1,963#915
  2. 548Waylon#1,540#992
  3. 519Ariel#1,450#931
  4. 430Brendon#1,345#915
  5. 416Terrill#1,259#843
Fallers
  1. 443German#968#1,411
  2. 396Darry#916#1,312
  3. 346Regan#835#1,181
  4. 337Caleb#916#1,253
  5. 317Winfred#785#1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967