Boys' name · since 1972
Johnthomas
566 babies named Johnthomas in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,934 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 566
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Johnthomas is the #10934 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 566 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Johnthomas recorded 566 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #10934 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #7,331 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,934 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 566 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johnthomas ranks #7,331 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,934 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 566 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,934 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 566
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Johnthomas's 566 recorded births place it above 83.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Johnthomas compares
566 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Johnthomas's all-time total is 53% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Johnthomas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 566 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Johnthomas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Johnthomas's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Johnthomas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Johnthomas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (145 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Johnthomas's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Johnthomas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 145 births (26% of all-time use).
How Johnthomas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Johnthomas's total volume
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What to do with Johnthomas's data
- Johnthomas's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Johnthomas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Johnthomas 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.