Johnney vs John

Side-by-side comparison of Johnney and John - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Johnney

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Name B

John

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Metric Johnney John
Current Rank Unranked #21
Total Births (all years) 1,122 5,182,633
Peak Year 1947 1947
Peak Year Births 34 88,324
Peak Decade 1940s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Johnney John
1880s - 89,949
1890s - 80,664
1900s - 84,590
1910s 56 376,311
1920s 138 564,052
1930s 158 487,950
1940s 214 711,614
1950s 212 797,922
1960s 152 713,394
1970s 110 402,612
1980s 57 321,150
1990s 18 240,151
2000s 7 161,104
2010s - 102,800
2020s - 48,370

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Johnney John
2014 - 10,701
2015 - 10,423
2016 - 10,060
2017 - 9,536
2018 - 9,204
2019 - 8,863
2020 - 8,265
2021 - 8,186
2022 - 8,001
2023 - 7,804
2024 - 8,087
2025 - 8,027

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2004.

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