Girls' name · since 1979

Johnica

92 babies named Johnica in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

92
total births
1979–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade

Johnica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 92 have been recorded since 1979.

Social Security Administration records show Johnica recorded 92 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2000.

  • 92 total births
  • 1979–2000 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 53% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johnica's 92 recorded births place it above 61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Johnica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Johnica's full recorded timeline at 1991, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Johnica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2000

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
45678910 19791983198819901992199519992000 5

Johnica by decade

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

1990s was Johnica's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Johnica births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 49 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnica?
Since 1979, Social Security records show 92 babies named Johnica. The most recent recorded year was 2000. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 9 births.
When was Johnica most popular?
Johnica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Johnica been used?
The SSA has tracked Johnica since 1979 -- 22 years through the most recent 2000 data.
What names are similar to Johnica?
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.

What to do with Johnica's data

  • Johnica's decade-level peak was the 1990s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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, 1979–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Johnica: Baby Name Since 1979 - 92 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnica. 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 Johnica 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.