Girls' name · since 1900
Johnsie
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 1,254 babies named Johnsie, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,254
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Johnsie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,254 recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnsie has been recorded 1,254 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1970.
- #6,431 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,254 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnsie ranks #6,431 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,254 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,254
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Johnsie's 1,254 recorded births place it above 91.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Johnsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Johnsie's full recorded timeline at 1934, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Johnsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1970
- Peak year (1918)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Johnsie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (315 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Johnsie's strongest decade.
315 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Johnsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 67
1900s
67 births
- 1910s
1910s
242 births
- 1920s
1920s
315 births
- 1930s
1930s
273 births
- 1940s
1940s
190 births
- 1950s 123
1950s
123 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 315 births (25% of all-time use).
How Johnsie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Johnsie's total volume
Johnsie by state
Where Johnsie concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 850 | 67.8% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 43 | 3.4% |
850 of 1,254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Johnsie's data
- Johnsie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (315 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Johnsies (850 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Johnsie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1900–1970 (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 Johnsie 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.