Recorded 1979–2022 Boys' name Peak 2008 182 births

Johnte — boys' name

182 babies named Johnte in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s211990s782000s682010s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Johnte was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Johnte in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnte

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Johnte between 1979 and 2022, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Johnte currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnte performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Johnte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnte 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 182 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.

Johnte at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

182

Since 1979

44 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1979

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2022

Johnte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1979

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 202220072003199919961993199019821979 5

Johnte by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
78 births that decade — 43% of Johnte's all-time total
1970s51980s211990s782000s682010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnte?
182 babies have been named Johnte since 1979. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Johnte most popular?
Johnte was most popular in the 1990s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Johnte been used?
Johnte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 44 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Johnte?
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, 1979–2022 (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.