Girls' name · since 1907
Johnnye
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 843 babies named Johnnye, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 843
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
843 girls have been named Johnnye since 1907, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Johnnye has 843 recorded births among girls since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1962.
- #8,452 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 843 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnnye ranks #8,452 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 843 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,452 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 843
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Johnnye's 843 recorded births place it above 88.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Johnnye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnnye's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnnye popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1962
- Peak year (1935)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Johnnye popularity over time - boys
36 total births recorded since 1933 (Johnnye as boys' name)
Johnnye by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (225 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Johnnye's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Johnnye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
111 births
- 1920s
1920s
225 births
- 1930s
1930s
204 births
- 1940s
1940s
195 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 225 births (27% of all-time use).
How Johnnye 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 Johnnye's total volume
Johnnye by state
Where Johnnye concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 184 | 21.8% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 33 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
184 of 843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Johnnye's data
- Johnnye's decade-level peak was the 1920s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Johnnyes (184 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 Johnnye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1907–1962 (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 Johnnye 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.