Recorded 1924–2000 Girls' name Peak 1965 576 births

Johnita — girls' name

576 babies named Johnita in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s171940s581950s931960s1371970s1141980s1091990s332000s5
1960s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Johnita was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

21 babies were named Johnita in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnita

The Social Security Administration has registered 576 babies named Johnita between 1924 and 2000, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Johnita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Johnita in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnita 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 576 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.

Johnita at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

576

Since 1924

77 years of records

Peak year

1965

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1924

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2000

Johnita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1924

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1965)
21
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
0510152025 20001985197719691961195219431924 5

Johnita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
137 births that decade — 24% of Johnita's all-time total
1920s101930s171940s581950s931960s1371970s1141980s1091990s332000s5

Johnita by state

Where Johnita concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Johnita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
6 1.0%
#2 Texas
5 0.9%
Alabama share of Johnita's total US births 1.0%
Even split

6 of 576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnita?
576 babies have been named Johnita since 1924. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1965 with 21 births.
When was Johnita most popular?
Johnita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Johnita most popular?
The top states for the name Johnita are Alabama (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Johnita been used?
Johnita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 77 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Johnita?
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, 1924–2000 (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.