Boys' name · since 1979

Johnte

Johnte has 182 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#13,536 of 45,481
all-time among boys
182
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade

Johnte is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 182 have been recorded since 1979.

Johnte has 182 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2022.

  • #13,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 182 born since 1979
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnte ranks #13,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.

#13,536 of 45,481
all-time among boys
182
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johnte's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Johnte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Johnte splits its recorded history at 1997: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Johnte popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
05101520 197919881992199519982001200520172022 5

Johnte by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (78 births, 43% of the file).

1990s was Johnte's strongest decade.

78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Johnte births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 78 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnte? ▼
182 babies have been named Johnte since 1979. All-time, it sits at #13,536 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
Where does Johnte sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnte ranks #13,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Johnte go back to 1979, giving 44 years of history 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.

What to do with Johnte's data

  • Johnte's decade-level peak was the 1990s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Johnte

Nearby Names Like Johnte

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Johnte

John Boy
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Johnnie Boy
#2284 102,099 births
Johnathan Boy
#508 98,262 births
Johnathon Boy
#2169 25,600 births

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Lanis
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Johnte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–2022 (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 Johnte 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.