Boys' name · since 1981
Johnnylee
Johnnylee has 15 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Johnnylee is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnnylee has been recorded 15 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1985.
- #31,424 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnnylee ranks #31,424 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Johnnylee's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Johnnylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Johnnylee's full recorded timeline at 1982, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births.
Johnnylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1985
- Peak year (1981)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1985.
15 total births across 5 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 5 births in a single year.
Johnnylee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Johnnylee's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Johnnylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Johnnylee decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Johnnylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1981–1985 (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 Johnnylee 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.
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