Girls' name · since 1947
Johnda
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 222 babies named Johnda, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 222
- total births
- 1947–1986
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
222 girls have been named Johnda since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnda has been recorded 222 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1986.
- 222 total births
- 1947–1986 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Johnda's 222 recorded births place it above 74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Johnda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Johnda's full recorded timeline at 1970, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Johnda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1986
- Peak year (1964)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Johnda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Johnda's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Johnda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 76 births (34% of all-time use).
Johnda by state
Where Johnda concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 56 | 25.2% |
56 of 222 births nationwide.
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- Johnda's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 1980s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kentucky records the most Johndas (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1947–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Johnda: Baby Name Since 1947 - 222 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnda. 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 Johnda 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.