Unisex name · since 1880
Johnie
Johnie has 20,930 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,681 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,930
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Johnie currently ranks #7681 among unisex names in America, with 20,930 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnie has been recorded 20,930 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #7681 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #819 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,681 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,930 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnie ranks #819 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,681 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,930 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,681 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,930
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Johnie's 20,930 recorded births place it above 98.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Johnie compares
20,930 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Johnie's all-time total is 57x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johnie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,930 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 706 | 34 | 22,252 |
Johnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnie's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 14% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 86%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 706, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 706
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Johnie popularity over time - girls
5,144 total births recorded since 1881 (Johnie as girls' name)
Johnie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5,901 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Johnie's strongest decade.
5,901 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Johnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 269
1880s
269 births
- 1890s 604
1890s
604 births
- 1900s 1,276
1900s
1,276 births
- 1910s
1910s
4,204 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,901 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,450 births
- 1940s 1,967
1940s
1,967 births
- 1950s 1,158
1950s
1,158 births
- 1960s 760
1960s
760 births
- 1970s 503
1970s
503 births
- 1980s 332
1980s
332 births
- 1990s 233
1990s
233 births
- 2000s 127
2000s
127 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5,901 births (28% of all-time use).
How Johnie 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 Johnie's total volume
Johnie by state
Where Johnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 2,114 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,881 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 1,515 | 7.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 1,458 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,402 | 6.7% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 1,182 | 5.6% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 1,078 | 5.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 982 | 4.7% |
2,114 of 20,930 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Johnie appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johnie's data
- Johnie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (5,901 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Johnies (2,114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
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 Johnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Johnie 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.