Johnston vs Johnnie

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

Name A

Johnston

Boy name · Rank #8373

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Name B

Johnnie

Boy name · Rank #2313

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Metric Johnston Johnnie
Current Rank #8373 #2313
Total Births (all years) 512 102,099
Peak Year 2007 1928
Peak Year Births 18 1,868
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Johnston Johnnie
1880s - 572
1890s - 1,160
1900s - 2,781
1910s 31 10,426
1920s 33 17,295
1930s 6 15,333
1940s 13 16,422
1950s 18 14,046
1960s 16 9,149
1970s 38 5,920
1980s 56 3,702
1990s 71 2,373
2000s 105 1,448
2010s 79 1,049
2020s 46 423

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Johnston Johnnie
2014 8 118
2015 10 109
2016 10 95
2017 5 95
2018 10 100
2019 - 72
2020 6 74
2021 8 86
2022 10 75
2023 6 66
2024 9 61
2025 7 61

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, 1914–2025.

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