Recorded 1927–2008 Boys' name Peak 1947 389 births

Johnn — boys' name

389 babies named Johnn in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s121940s641950s1111960s931970s371980s351990s62000s19
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Johnn was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

17 babies were named Johnn in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnn

The Social Security Administration has registered 389 babies named Johnn between 1927 and 2008, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Johnn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnn 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 389 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.

Johnn at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

389

Since 1927

82 years of records

Peak year

1947

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1927

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2008

Johnn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1927

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1947)
17
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
05101520 200819871974196519591953194719361927 6

Johnn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
111 births that decade — 29% of Johnn's all-time total
1920s121930s121940s641950s1111960s931970s371980s351990s62000s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnn?
389 babies have been named Johnn since 1927. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1947 with 17 births.
When was Johnn most popular?
Johnn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Johnn been used?
Johnn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 82 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Johnn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include John, Johnny, Johnnie, Johnathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1927–2008 (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.