Johnston — #8346 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Johnston

The Social Security Administration has registered 506 babies named Johnston between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnston currently holds the #8346 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnston performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Johnston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnston 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 506 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.