Recorded 1968–1996 Girls' name Peak 1978 33 births

Johnnita — girls' name

33 babies named Johnnita in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s121990s16
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Johnnita was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Johnnita in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnnita

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Johnnita between 1968 and 1996, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnnita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnnita performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Johnnita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnnita 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 33 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.

Johnnita at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

33

Since 1968

29 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1968

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1996

Johnnita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1968

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199619921990197919781968 5

Johnnita by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 48% of Johnnita's all-time total
1960s51970s121990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnnita?
33 babies have been named Johnnita since 1968. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Johnnita most popular?
Johnnita was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Johnnita been used?
Johnnita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 29 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Johnnita?
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.

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, 1968–1996 (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.