Boys' name · since 1918

Johon

16 babies named Johon in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

16
total births
1918–2014
years on record
2010s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade

Johon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1918.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Johon has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2014.

  • 16 total births
  • 1918–2014 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 69% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Johon's 16 recorded births place it above 32% 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.

Johon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Johon's full recorded timeline at 2012, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Johon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2014)
6
Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
4.555.566.5 191820122014 6

Johon by decade

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

2010s was Johon's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Johon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Johon?
Johon has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 6 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
When was Johon most popular?
Johon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Johon been used?
Johon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 97 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Johon?
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 July 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, 1918–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Cite this page

NameAlmanac. "Johon: Baby Name Since 1918 - 16 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/johon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Johon 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 July 2026.