Boys' name · since 1960
Johnpaul
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 6,060 babies named Johnpaul, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,659 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,060
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Johnpaul currently ranks #1659 among boys' names in America, with 6,060 babies recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnpaul has been recorded 6,060 times among boys since 1960, currently ranked #1659 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #1,576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,659 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,060 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnpaul ranks #1,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,659 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,060 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,576 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,659 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,060
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Johnpaul's 6,060 recorded births place it above 96.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Johnpaul compares
6,060 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Johnpaul's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johnpaul | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,060 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 273 | 34 | 22,252 |
Johnpaul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnpaul's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 273, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnpaul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 273
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Johnpaul by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,505 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Johnpaul's strongest decade.
1,505 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Johnpaul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 108
1960s
108 births
- 1970s 594
1970s
594 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,096 births
- 1990s
1990s
913 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,505 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,283 births
- 2020s 561
2020s
561 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,505 births (25% of all-time use).
How Johnpaul 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 Johnpaul's total volume
Johnpaul by state
Where Johnpaul concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,008 | 16.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 736 | 12.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 417 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 204 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 167 | 2.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 119 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 119 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 103 | 1.7% |
1,008 of 6,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Johnpaul appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Johnpaul's data
- Johnpaul's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,505 total births) through the 2020s (561) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Johnpauls (1,008 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Johnpaul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Johnpaul 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.