Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Johnny

#113 most common boys' name of all time · #241 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#113
Rank overall
#241 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
321,696
Since 2016
8,276
Peak year
1947 #49
Best rank
#45 1944
Girls Boys peak 7,497/yr
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Johnny is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 8 682 690 #458
2024 10 685 695 #456
2023 — 718 718 #434
2022 6 800 806 #400
2021 8 720 728 #433
2020 7 793 800 #388
2019 8 848 856 #374
2018 13 941 954 #352
2017 6 974 980 #346
2016 11 1,038 1,049 #335
2015 7 1,153 1,160 #310
2014 9 1,186 1,195 #300
2013 7 1,330 1,337 #267
2012 5 1,243 1,248 #281
2011 5 1,252 1,257 #282
2010 7 1,294 1,301 #267
2009 7 1,349 1,356 #256
2008 6 1,477 1,483 #246
2007 6 1,507 1,513 #241
2006 5 1,461 1,466 #237
2005 5 1,397 1,402 #241
2004 10 1,317 1,327 #251
2003 7 1,370 1,377 #246
2002 11 1,439 1,450 #235
2001 6 1,540 1,546 #225
2000 6 1,464 1,470 #235
1999 6 1,496 1,502 #226
1998 8 1,486 1,494 #216
1997 8 1,469 1,477 #211
1996 5 1,612 1,617 #193
1995 16 1,688 1,704 #186
1994 16 1,949 1,965 #165
1993 12 1,964 1,976 #165
1992 21 2,097 2,118 #153
1991 14 2,246 2,260 #144
1990 17 2,481 2,498 #130
1989 13 2,299 2,312 #133
1988 21 2,268 2,289 #129
1987 28 2,202 2,230 #127
1986 26 2,205 2,231 #125
1985 23 2,208 2,231 #127
1984 22 2,271 2,293 #120
1983 22 2,361 2,383 #116
1982 25 2,492 2,517 #118
1981 31 2,556 2,587 #113
1980 22 2,641 2,663 #113
1979 36 2,448 2,484 #111
1978 38 2,555 2,593 #101
1977 41 2,801 2,842 #93
1976 35 2,874 2,909 #92
1975 33 2,969 3,002 #86
1974 38 3,169 3,207 #83
1973 46 3,267 3,313 #82
1972 36 3,564 3,600 #74
1971 46 3,939 3,985 #74
1970 47 4,438 4,485 #65
1969 51 4,219 4,270 #67
1968 36 4,050 4,086 #69
1967 55 4,169 4,224 #70
1966 45 4,363 4,408 #73
1965 43 4,687 4,730 #76
1964 55 5,069 5,124 #74
1963 54 5,420 5,474 #71
1962 64 5,777 5,841 #69
1961 72 5,905 5,977 #70
1960 75 6,184 6,259 #65
1959 77 6,311 6,388 #64
1958 63 6,330 6,393 #61
1957 52 6,507 6,559 #61
1956 63 6,636 6,699 #55
1955 54 6,620 6,674 #55
1954 60 6,613 6,673 #54
1953 67 6,717 6,784 #52
1952 68 6,771 6,839 #53
1951 61 6,700 6,761 #50
1950 64 6,581 6,645 #50
1949 75 6,968 7,043 #49
1948 43 6,862 6,905 #52
1947 56 7,441 7,497 #49
1946 52 6,611 6,663 #47
1945 51 5,699 5,750 #45
1944 51 5,661 5,712 #45
1943 54 5,381 5,435 #52
1942 53 4,588 4,641 #55
1941 49 3,983 4,032 #55
1940 59 4,006 4,065 #51
1939 34 3,371 3,405 #62
1938 40 3,197 3,237 #63
1937 36 2,826 2,862 #69
1936 49 2,729 2,778 #72
1935 39 2,533 2,572 #74
1934 30 2,336 2,366 #83
1933 47 2,053 2,100 #90
1932 43 2,011 2,054 #96
1931 43 1,718 1,761 #105
1930 54 1,822 1,876 #101
1929 46 1,532 1,578 #113
1928 70 1,529 1,599 #117
1927 45 1,350 1,395 #132
1926 45 1,289 1,334 #136
1925 43 1,167 1,210 #142
1924 45 1,046 1,091 #152
1923 43 976 1,019 #159
1922 40 862 902 #170
1921 47 824 871 #175
1920 35 767 802 #184
1919 36 660 696 #193
1918 34 644 678 #199
1917 27 530 557 #211
1916 20 458 478 #232
1915 29 417 446 #237
1914 19 331 350 #234
1913 15 263 278 #231
1912 7 217 224 #239
1911 10 147 157 #204
1910 11 167 178 #174
1909 7 117 124 #190
1908 5 107 112 #194
1907 8 97 105 #200
1906 6 84 90 #212
1905 — 83 83 #210
1904 — 77 77 #210
1903 — 59 59 #238
1902 — 70 70 #213
1901 — 48 48 #252
1900 — 72 72 #240
1899 — 36 36 #291
1898 — 39 39 #303
1897 5 31 36 #336
1896 5 38 43 #304
1895 — 35 35 #308
1894 — 29 29 #333
1893 — 21 21 #396
1892 — 33 33 #327
1891 — 31 31 #302
1890 — 23 23 #372
1889 — 20 20 #410
1888 — 21 21 #410
1887 — 31 31 #305
1886 — 23 23 #363
1885 — 21 21 #391
1884 — 15 15 #489
1883 — 14 14 #485
1882 — 16 16 #455
1881 — 13 13 #491
1880 — 20 20 #387