Girls' name · since 1924
Johnita
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.
- #10,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 576
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Johnita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 576 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnita has been recorded 576 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2000.
- #10,820 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 576 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnita ranks #10,820 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 576 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 576
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Johnita's 576 recorded births place it above 85.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Johnita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Johnita splits its recorded history at 1965: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Johnita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2000
- Peak year (1965)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Johnita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (137 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Johnita's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Johnita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
58 births
- 1950s
1950s
93 births
- 1960s
1960s
137 births
- 1970s
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 137 births (24% of all-time use).
How Johnita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Johnita's total volume
Johnita by state
Where Johnita concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
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What to do with Johnita's data
- Johnita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (137 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.
- Alabama records the most Johnitas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Johnita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1924–2000 (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 Johnita 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.