Johnny
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #457 for boys in 2025, 682 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1945 · 5,699 births
- Debut · boys
- 20 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 46 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 317,918since 1880
Johnny over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #457 | 682 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #456 | 685 |
| 2023 | — | #434 | 718 | |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #399 | 800 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #433 | 720 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #387 | 793 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #373 | 848 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #352 | 941 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #346 | 974 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #335 | 1,038 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #310 | 1,153 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #300 | 1,186 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #267 | 1,330 |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #281 | 1,243 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #282 | 1,252 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #267 | 1,294 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #256 | 1,349 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #246 | 1,477 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #241 | 1,507 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #237 | 1,461 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #241 | 1,397 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #251 | 1,317 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #246 | 1,370 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #235 | 1,439 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #225 | 1,540 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #235 | 1,464 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #226 | 1,496 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #216 | 1,486 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #211 | 1,469 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #193 | 1,612 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #186 | 1,688 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #165 | 1,949 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #164 | 1,964 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #153 | 2,097 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #144 | 2,246 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #130 | 2,481 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #133 | 2,299 |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | #129 | 2,268 |
| 1987 | #3,257 | 28 | #127 | 2,202 |
| 1986 | #3,360 | 26 | #125 | 2,205 |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | #127 | 2,208 |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | #120 | 2,271 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | #116 | 2,361 |
| 1982 | #3,344 | 25 | #118 | 2,492 |
| 1981 | #2,847 | 31 | #113 | 2,556 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #113 | 2,641 |
| 1979 | #2,525 | 36 | #111 | 2,448 |
| 1978 | #2,350 | 38 | #101 | 2,555 |
| 1977 | #2,216 | 41 | #93 | 2,801 |
| 1976 | #2,334 | 35 | #92 | 2,874 |
| 1975 | #2,411 | 33 | #86 | 2,969 |
| 1974 | #2,133 | 38 | #83 | 3,169 |
| 1973 | #1,832 | 46 | #82 | 3,267 |
| 1972 | #2,135 | 36 | #74 | 3,564 |
| 1971 | #1,877 | 46 | #74 | 3,939 |
| 1970 | #1,859 | 47 | #65 | 4,438 |
| 1969 | #1,685 | 51 | #67 | 4,219 |
| 1968 | #1,999 | 36 | #69 | 4,050 |
| 1967 | #1,506 | 55 | #70 | 4,169 |
| 1966 | #1,669 | 45 | #73 | 4,363 |
| 1965 | #1,715 | 43 | #75 | 4,687 |
| 1964 | #1,532 | 55 | #74 | 5,069 |
| 1963 | #1,522 | 54 | #71 | 5,420 |
| 1962 | #1,383 | 64 | #69 | 5,777 |
| 1961 | #1,305 | 72 | #70 | 5,905 |
| 1960 | #1,266 | 75 | #65 | 6,184 |
| 1959 | #1,214 | 77 | #64 | 6,311 |
| 1958 | #1,333 | 63 | #61 | 6,330 |
| 1957 | #1,474 | 52 | #61 | 6,507 |
| 1956 | #1,312 | 63 | #55 | 6,636 |
| 1955 | #1,361 | 54 | #55 | 6,620 |
| 1954 | #1,278 | 60 | #54 | 6,613 |
| 1953 | #1,178 | 67 | #52 | 6,717 |
| 1952 | #1,147 | 68 | #53 | 6,771 |
| 1951 | #1,190 | 61 | #50 | 6,700 |
| 1950 | #1,153 | 64 | #50 | 6,581 |
| 1949 | #1,032 | 75 | #49 | 6,968 |
| 1948 | #1,409 | 43 | #52 | 6,862 |
| 1947 | #1,204 | 56 | #49 | 7,441 |
| 1946 | #1,192 | 52 | #47 | 6,611 |
| 1945 | #1,100 | 51 | #45 | 5,699 |
| 1944 | #1,090 | 51 | #45 | 5,661 |
| 1943 | #1,087 | 54 | #52 | 5,381 |
| 1942 | #1,076 | 53 | #55 | 4,588 |
| 1941 | #1,041 | 49 | #55 | 3,983 |
| 1940 | #935 | 59 | #51 | 4,006 |
| 1939 | #1,265 | 34 | #62 | 3,371 |
| 1938 | #1,140 | 40 | #63 | 3,197 |
| 1937 | #1,196 | 36 | #69 | 2,826 |
| 1936 | #979 | 49 | #72 | 2,729 |
| 1935 | #1,119 | 39 | #74 | 2,533 |
| 1934 | #1,317 | 30 | #83 | 2,336 |
| 1933 | #1,008 | 47 | #90 | 2,053 |
| 1932 | #1,082 | 43 | #96 | 2,011 |
| 1931 | #1,074 | 43 | #105 | 1,718 |
| 1930 | #1,002 | 54 | #101 | 1,822 |
| 1929 | #1,078 | 46 | #113 | 1,532 |
| 1928 | #870 | 70 | #117 | 1,529 |
| 1927 | #1,139 | 45 | #132 | 1,350 |
| 1926 | #1,133 | 45 | #136 | 1,289 |
| 1925 | #1,176 | 43 | #142 | 1,167 |
| 1924 | #1,170 | 45 | #152 | 1,046 |
| 1923 | #1,174 | 43 | #159 | 976 |
| 1922 | #1,232 | 40 | #170 | 862 |
| 1921 | #1,115 | 47 | #175 | 824 |
| 1920 | #1,312 | 35 | #184 | 767 |
| 1919 | #1,270 | 36 | #193 | 660 |
| 1918 | #1,299 | 34 | #199 | 644 |
| 1917 | #1,431 | 27 | #211 | 530 |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 | #232 | 458 |
| 1915 | #1,317 | 29 | #237 | 417 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #234 | 331 |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 | #231 | 263 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #238 | 217 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #204 | 147 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | #173 | 167 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #190 | 117 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #193 | 107 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #199 | 97 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #212 | 84 |
| 1905 | — | #209 | 83 | |
| 1904 | — | #209 | 77 | |
| 1903 | — | #234 | 59 | |
| 1902 | — | #213 | 70 | |
| 1901 | — | #249 | 48 | |
| 1900 | — | #239 | 72 | |
| 1899 | — | #289 | 36 | |
| 1898 | — | #298 | 39 | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #331 | 31 |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #301 | 38 |
| 1895 | — | #305 | 35 | |
| 1894 | — | #332 | 29 | |
| 1893 | — | #391 | 21 | |
| 1892 | — | #320 | 33 | |
| 1891 | — | #297 | 31 | |
| 1890 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1889 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #299 | 31 | |
| 1886 | — | #357 | 23 | |
| 1885 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #479 | 14 | |
| 1882 | — | #453 | 16 | |
| 1881 | — | #487 | 13 | |
| 1880 | — | #381 | 20 | |
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.
See more about Johnny
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1945 at #45 (5,699 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 46 yrs · run 1932–1977
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 236 boys born in 1945 were named Johnny (0.42%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,505 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 20.7% of all boys named Johnny (65,786) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 194 | #299 (1887) | #414 |
| 1890s | 316 | #289 (1899) | #323 |
| 1900s | 814 | #190 (1909) | #215 |
| 1910s | 3,834 | #173 (1910) | #215 |
| 1920s | 11,342 | #113 (1929) | #148 |
| 1930s | 24,596 | #62 (1939) | #82 |
| 1940s | 57,200 | #45 (1945) | #50 |
| 1950s | 65,786 | #50 (1951) | #56 |
| 1960s | 49,843 | #65 (1960) | #70 |
| 1970s | 32,024 | #65 (1970) | #86 |
| 1980s | 23,503 | #113 (1980) | #122 |
| 1990s | 18,488 | #130 (1990) | #179 |
| 2000s | 14,321 | #225 (2001) | #241 |
| 2010s | 11,259 | #267 (2013) | #311 |
| 2020s | 4,398 | #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 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 62,094 of them was named Johnny, which outranked 75.4% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,169Toi29
- #3,169Yashira29
- #3,169Yocheved29
- #3,257Johnny28
- #3,257Abra28
- #3,257Analicia28
- #3,257Anessa28
- #3,331Adelaida27
- #3,331Aisling27
- #3,331Alese27
Tied with 73 names at #3,257; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 848 of them was named Johnny, which outranked 98.4% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.