Boys' name · since 1983
Johnlee
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Johnlee, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,043 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 67
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Johnlee is the #11043 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 67 recorded since 1983.
Johnlee has 67 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11043 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #20,128 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,043 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 67 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnlee ranks #20,128 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,043 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 67 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,043 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 67
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Johnlee's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Johnlee compares
67 20th percentile among 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
Johnlee's all-time total is 82% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johnlee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 67 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Johnlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnlee's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Johnlee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (21 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Johnlee's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Johnlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Johnlee's data
- Johnlee's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Johnlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Johnlee 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.