TheNameDBJohn
M FJohn is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 5,196,210 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 5,174,470 as boys and 21,740 as girls. John gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2 most popular name for a boy.
Popularity Over Time
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Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,055 |
| 2023 | 7,798 |
| 2022 | 8,000 |
| 2021 | 8,191 |
| 2020 | 8,271 |
| 2019 | 8,871 |
| 2018 | 9,212 |
| 2017 | 9,540 |
| 2016 | 10,067 |
| 2015 | 10,432 |
| 2014 | 10,713 |
| 2013 | 10,752 |
| 2012 | 10,646 |
| 2011 | 11,086 |
| 2010 | 11,577 |
| 2009 | 12,144 |
| 2008 | 13,357 |
| 2007 | 14,462 |
| 2006 | 15,211 |
| 2005 | 15,828 |
| 2004 | 16,538 |
| 2003 | 17,279 |
| 2002 | 17,497 |
| 2001 | 18,935 |
| 2000 | 20,140 |
| 1999 | 20,404 |
| 1998 | 20,658 |
| 1997 | 21,415 |
| 1996 | 22,223 |
| 1995 | 23,289 |
| 1994 | 24,234 |
| 1993 | 25,064 |
| 1992 | 26,311 |
| 1991 | 27,872 |
| 1990 | 29,171 |
| 1989 | 29,987 |
| 1988 | 29,590 |
| 1987 | 29,750 |
| 1986 | 30,428 |
| 1985 | 31,732 |
| 1984 | 32,849 |
| 1983 | 33,424 |
| 1982 | 34,941 |
| 1981 | 35,067 |
| 1980 | 35,528 |
| 1979 | 35,655 |
| 1978 | 34,240 |
| 1977 | 34,417 |
| 1976 | 34,189 |
| 1975 | 35,306 |
| 1974 | 37,872 |
| 1973 | 39,398 |
| 1972 | 43,386 |
| 1971 | 51,780 |
| 1970 | 58,786 |
| 1969 | 59,025 |
| 1968 | 61,209 |
| 1967 | 61,892 |
| 1966 | 65,299 |
| 1965 | 71,751 |
| 1964 | 82,783 |
| 1963 | 78,876 |
| 1962 | 78,706 |
| 1961 | 80,248 |
| 1960 | 76,328 |
| 1959 | 76,674 |
| 1958 | 76,254 |
| 1957 | 79,257 |
| 1956 | 81,030 |
| 1955 | 80,307 |
| 1954 | 81,361 |
| 1953 | 80,331 |
| 1952 | 83,335 |
| 1951 | 81,772 |
| 1950 | 79,592 |
| 1949 | 81,379 |
| 1948 | 83,024 |
| 1947 | 88,524 |
| 1946 | 79,474 |
| 1945 | 66,315 |
| 1944 | 66,791 |
| 1943 | 69,157 |
| 1942 | 66,282 |
| 1941 | 57,740 |
| 1940 | 54,992 |
| 1939 | 51,253 |
| 1938 | 50,734 |
| 1937 | 48,971 |
| 1936 | 47,882 |
| 1935 | 47,718 |
| 1934 | 46,999 |
| 1933 | 46,451 |
| 1932 | 48,923 |
| 1931 | 48,747 |
| 1930 | 52,849 |
| 1929 | 52,521 |
| 1928 | 54,185 |
| 1927 | 56,389 |
| 1926 | 56,493 |
| 1925 | 57,562 |
| 1924 | 59,434 |
| 1923 | 57,802 |
| 1922 | 57,566 |
| 1921 | 58,500 |
| 1920 | 57,194 |
| 1919 | 53,830 |
| 1918 | 56,806 |
| 1917 | 52,105 |
| 1916 | 50,270 |
| 1915 | 47,776 |
| 1914 | 38,116 |
| 1913 | 29,451 |
| 1912 | 24,700 |
| 1911 | 13,514 |
| 1910 | 11,538 |
| 1909 | 9,657 |
| 1908 | 9,401 |
| 1907 | 9,048 |
| 1906 | 8,307 |
| 1905 | 8,102 |
| 1904 | 8,148 |
| 1903 | 7,649 |
| 1902 | 7,945 |
| 1901 | 6,939 |
| 1900 | 9,874 |
| 1899 | 7,030 |
| 1898 | 8,214 |
| 1897 | 7,596 |
| 1896 | 8,188 |
| 1895 | 8,381 |
| 1894 | 8,297 |
| 1893 | 8,110 |
| 1892 | 9,093 |
| 1891 | 7,724 |
| 1890 | 8,558 |
| 1889 | 8,600 |
| 1888 | 9,299 |
| 1887 | 8,166 |
| 1886 | 9,074 |
| 1885 | 8,801 |
| 1884 | 9,428 |
| 1883 | 8,934 |
| 1882 | 9,597 |
| 1881 | 8,794 |
| 1880 | 9,701 |