Unisex name · since 1925

Johne

63 babies named Johne in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

63
total births
1925–1996
years on record
1920s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade

63 boys have been named Johne since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Johne has 63 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1996.

  • 63 total births
  • 1925–1996 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 25% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johne's 63 recorded births place it above 55% 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.

Johne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Johne splits its recorded history at 1962: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Johne popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1962)
7
Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192519261927193419451947196219721977198919921996 5

Johne popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1999 (Johne as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1999 5

Johne by decade

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

1920s was Johne's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.

Johne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (25% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johne?
Since 1925, Social Security records show 63 babies named Johne. The most recent recorded year was 1996. Its busiest year on record was 1962, with 7 births.
When was Johne most popular?
Johne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Is Johne a unisex name?
Yes, Johne is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 63 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Johne been used?
Johne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 72 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Johne?
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.

What to do with Johne's data

  • Johne's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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.

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, 1925–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Johne: Baby Name Since 1925 - 63 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johne. 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 Johne 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.