Recorded 1924–1988 Boys' name Peak 1980 82 births

Johm — boys' name

82 babies named Johm in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s61960s151970s101980s46
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Johm was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Johm in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johm

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Johm between 1924 and 1988, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johm currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johm performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Johm shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johm in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 82 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Johm at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

82

Since 1924

65 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1924

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1988

Johm popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1924

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
456789 19881985198219801971196719471924 5

Johm by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
46 births that decade — 56% of Johm's all-time total
1920s51940s61960s151970s101980s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johm?
82 babies have been named Johm since 1924. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Johm most popular?
Johm was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Johm been used?
Johm has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 65 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Johm?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.