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.

15
total births
1981–1985
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that 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.

  • 15 total births
  • 1981–1985 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johnnylee's 15 recorded births place it above 30% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1981)
5
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5 198119821985 5

Johnnylee by decade

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

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnnylee?
Johnnylee has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1985. 5 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
When was Johnnylee most popular?
Johnnylee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Johnnylee been used?
Records for Johnnylee go back to 1981, giving 5 years of history through 1985.
What names are similar to Johnnylee?
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 July 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).

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NameAlmanac. "Johnnylee: Baby Name Since 1981 - 15 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johnnylee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.