Recorded 1914–2006 Girls' name Peak 1949 2,004 births

Johnette — girls' name

2,004 babies named Johnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s641930s1291940s3001950s4161960s4551970s3101980s1901990s962000s25
1960s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Johnette was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

58 babies were named Johnette in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnette

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,004 babies named Johnette between 1914 and 2006, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 455 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Johnette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 116 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Johnette in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnette 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 2,004 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.

Johnette at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

2,004

Since 1914

93 years of records

Peak year

1949

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1914

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2006

Johnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1914

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1949)
58
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
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Johnette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
455 births that decade — 23% of Johnette's all-time total
1910s191920s641930s1291940s3001950s4161960s4551970s3101980s1901990s962000s25

Johnette by state

Where Johnette concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Johnette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
116 5.8%
#2 Texas
45 2.2%
#3 California
40 2.0%
#4 New York
16 0.8%
#5 Hawaii
15 0.7%
#6 Illinois
12 0.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
11 0.5%
#8 Arkansas
7 0.3%
Louisiana share of Johnette's total US births 5.8%
Even split

116 of 2,004 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Johnette appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnette?
2,004 babies have been named Johnette since 1914. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1949 with 58 births.
When was Johnette most popular?
Johnette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 455 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Johnette most popular?
The top states for the name Johnette are Louisiana (116 births), Texas (45 births), California (40 births).
How long has the name Johnette been used?
Johnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 93 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Johnette?
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.

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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, 1914–2006 (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.