Recorded 1955–1992 Girls' name Peak 1992 41 births

Johnese — girls' name

41 babies named Johnese in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s51970s101980s151990s6
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Johnese was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

6 babies were named Johnese in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnese

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Johnese between 1955 and 1992, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnese performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Johnese shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnese 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 41 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.

Johnese at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

41

Since 1955

38 years of records

Peak year

1992

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1955

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1992

Johnese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1955

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 19921988198419831976197019601955 5

Johnese by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 37% of Johnese's all-time total
1950s51960s51970s101980s151990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnese?
41 babies have been named Johnese since 1955. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1992 with 6 births.
When was Johnese most popular?
Johnese was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Johnese been used?
Johnese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 38 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Johnese?
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, 1955–1992 (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.