Boys' name · since 1924

Johm

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.

82
total births
1924–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade

82 boys have been named Johm since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Johm recorded 82 times among boys since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1988.

  • 82 total births
  • 1924–1988 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 56% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johm's 82 recorded births place it above 59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Johm's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Johm splits its recorded history at 1980: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Johm popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
456789 19241966196819771981198319861988 7

Johm by decade

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

1980s was Johm's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Johm births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 46 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johm?
Johm has been given to 82 babies in the U.S. since 1924, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 8 babies were born in 1980, its single highest year.
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?
The SSA has tracked Johm since 1924 -- 65 years through the most recent 1988 data.
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 July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Johm: Baby Name Since 1924 - 82 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johm. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Johm draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.