Recorded 1947–1986 Girls' name Peak 1964 222 births

Johnda — girls' name

222 babies named Johnda in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s321960s691970s761980s30
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Johnda was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

13 babies were named Johnda in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnda

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Johnda between 1947 and 1986, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Johnda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Johnda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnda 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 222 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.

Johnda at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

222

Since 1947

40 years of records

Peak year

1964

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1947

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1986

Johnda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1947

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1964)
13
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 198619801976197219681964195919491947 10

Johnda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
76 births that decade — 34% of Johnda's all-time total
1940s151950s321960s691970s761980s30

Johnda by state

Where Johnda concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Johnda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
56 25.2%
Kentucky share of Johnda's total US births 25.2%

56 of 222 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnda?
222 babies have been named Johnda since 1947. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1964 with 13 births.
When was Johnda most popular?
Johnda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Johnda most popular?
The top states for the name Johnda are Kentucky (56 births).
How long has the name Johnda been used?
Johnda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 40 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Johnda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Johanna, Johnnie, John, Johnna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1947–1986 (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.