Boys' name · since 1972
Johnta
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 224 babies named Johnta, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 224
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnta sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 224 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnta has been recorded 224 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2012.
- #12,294 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 224 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnta ranks #12,294 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 224 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 224
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Johnta's 224 recorded births place it above 72.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Johnta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnta's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnta popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2012
- Peak year (1994)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Johnta popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1987 (Johnta as girls' name)
Johnta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (107 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Johnta's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Johnta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 107 births (48% of all-time use).
Johnta by state
Where Johnta concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 224 births nationwide.
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What to do with Johnta's data
- Johnta's decade-level peak was the 1990s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Johntas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Johnta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~40 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, 1972–2012 (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 Johnta 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.