Recorded 1982–2015 Boys' name Peak 1982 72 births

Johnross — boys' name

72 babies named Johnross in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s351990s122000s52010s20
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Johnross was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Johnross in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnross

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Johnross between 1982 and 2015, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnross currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnross performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Johnross shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnross 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 72 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.

Johnross at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

72

Since 1982

34 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1982

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2015

Johnross popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1982

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 20152013201120061993199119891988198619841982 11

Johnross by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 49% of Johnross's all-time total
1980s351990s122000s52010s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnross?
72 babies have been named Johnross since 1982. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Johnross most popular?
Johnross was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Johnross been used?
Johnross has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 34 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Johnross?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2015 (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.