Boys' name · since 1974
Johnhenry
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 728 babies named Johnhenry, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 728
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Johnhenry is the #5089 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 728 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnhenry has been recorded 728 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #5089 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #6,281 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,089 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 728 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnhenry ranks #6,281 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,089 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 728 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 728
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Johnhenry's 728 recorded births place it above 86.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Johnhenry compares
728 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Johnhenry's all-time total is 97% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johnhenry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 728 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Johnhenry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johnhenry splits its recorded history at 2000: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johnhenry popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Johnhenry by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (192 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Johnhenry's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Johnhenry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 192 births (26% of all-time use).
How Johnhenry compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Johnhenry's total volume
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What to do with Johnhenry's data
- Johnhenry's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (192 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Johnhenry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Johnhenry 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 August 2026.