Recorded 1900–1970 Girls' name Peak 1918 1,254 births

Johnsie — girls' name

1,254 babies named Johnsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s671910s2421920s3151930s2731940s1901950s1231960s381970s6
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Johnsie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

42 babies were named Johnsie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,254 babies named Johnsie between 1900 and 1970, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnsie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 315 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Johnsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 850 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Johnsie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnsie 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 1,254 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.

Johnsie at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

1,254

Since 1900

71 years of records

Peak year

1918

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1900

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1970

Johnsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1900

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1918)
42
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Johnsie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
315 births that decade — 25% of Johnsie's all-time total
1900s671910s2421920s3151930s2731940s1901950s1231960s381970s6

Johnsie by state

Where Johnsie concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Johnsie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
850 67.8%
#2 South Carolina
43 3.4%
North Carolina share of Johnsie's total US births 67.8%
Even split

850 of 1,254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnsie?
1,254 babies have been named Johnsie since 1900. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1918 with 42 births.
When was Johnsie most popular?
Johnsie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 315 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Johnsie most popular?
The top states for the name Johnsie are North Carolina (850 births), South Carolina (43 births).
How long has the name Johnsie been used?
Johnsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 71 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Johnsie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Johanna, Johnnie, John, Johnna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1900–1970 (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.