Recorded 1916–1950 Girls' name Peak 1922 132 births

Johnye — girls' name

132 babies named Johnye in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s661930s321940s61950s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Johnye was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

12 babies were named Johnye in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Johnye

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Johnye between 1916 and 1950, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Johnye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Johnye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Johnye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Johnye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Johnye 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 132 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.

Johnye at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

132

Since 1916

35 years of records

Peak year

1922

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1916

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1950

Johnye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1916

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1922)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 1950193519301925192219191916 5

Johnye by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
66 births that decade — 50% of Johnye's all-time total
1910s231920s661930s321940s61950s5

Johnye by state

Where Johnye concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Johnye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 10.6%
Texas share of Johnye's total US births 10.6%

14 of 132 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johnye?
132 babies have been named Johnye since 1916. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1922 with 12 births.
When was Johnye most popular?
Johnye was most popular in the 1920s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Johnye most popular?
The top states for the name Johnye are Texas (14 births).
How long has the name Johnye been used?
Johnye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 35 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Johnye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Johanna, Johnnie, John, Johnna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–1950 (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.