Recorded 1983–1984 Boys' name Peak 1984 11 births

Pauljohn — boys' name

11 babies named Pauljohn in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s11
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Pauljohn was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

6 babies were named Pauljohn in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pauljohn

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Pauljohn between 1983 and 1984, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pauljohn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pauljohn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pauljohn 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 11 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.

Pauljohn at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

11

Since 1983

2 years of records

Peak year

1984

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1983

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1984

Pauljohn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1983

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1984)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19841983 5

Pauljohn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 100% of Pauljohn's all-time total
1980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pauljohn?
11 babies have been named Pauljohn since 1983. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1984 with 6 births.
When was Pauljohn most popular?
Pauljohn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Pauljohn been used?
Pauljohn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 2 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Pauljohn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paul, Paulo, Paulino, Paula, 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, 1983–1984 (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.