Unisex name · since 1880
Johnnie
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 102,099 babies named Johnnie, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,284 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 102,099
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Johnnie is the #2284 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 102,099 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Johnnie recorded 102,099 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #2284 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,284 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 102,099 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnnie ranks #312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,284 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 102,099 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,284 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 102,099
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Johnnie's 102,099 recorded births place it above 99.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Johnnie compares
102,099 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Johnnie's all-time total is 277x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johnnie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 102,099 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,868 | 34 | 22,252 |
Johnnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnnie's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 24 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 1,868, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnnie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 1,868
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Johnnie popularity over time - girls
49,196 total births recorded since 1880 (Johnnie as girls' name)
Johnnie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17,295 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Johnnie's strongest decade.
17,295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Johnnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 572
1880s
572 births
- 1890s 1,160
1890s
1,160 births
- 1900s 2,781
1900s
2,781 births
- 1910s
1910s
10,426 births
- 1920s
1920s
17,295 births
- 1930s
1930s
15,333 births
- 1940s
1940s
16,422 births
- 1950s
1950s
14,046 births
- 1960s
1960s
9,149 births
- 1970s 5,920
1970s
5,920 births
- 1980s 3,702
1980s
3,702 births
- 1990s 2,373
1990s
2,373 births
- 2000s 1,448
2000s
1,448 births
- 2010s 1,049
2010s
1,049 births
- 2020s 423
2020s
423 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17,295 births (17% of all-time use).
How Johnnie 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 Johnnie's total volume
Johnnie by state
Where Johnnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,747 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 8,585 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 8,182 | 8.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 7,749 | 7.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 7,417 | 7.3% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5,615 | 5.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5,318 | 5.2% |
| #8 | California | | 4,098 | 4.0% |
9,747 of 102,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Johnnie appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johnnie's data
- Johnnie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (17,295 total births); usage has since declined to 423 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Johnnies (9,747 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Johnnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
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 Johnnie 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.