John

Given to 5,204,377 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
#13208
recorded as girls
#23
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
8,033
girls 6 · boys 8,027
Peak year
1880
9,655 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
5,204,377
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025John was most popular in 1880, when 9,655 babies recorded as boys got the name (87.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,027 babies were named John, ranking #23 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.025507510018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025John was most popular in 1880, when 9,655 babies recorded as boys got the name (87.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,027 babies were named John, ranking #23 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02550751001880192019602000Peak 1880

John was most popular in 1880, when 9,655 babies recorded as boys got the name (87.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,027 babies were named John, ranking #23 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 6 13208 8,027 23
2024 8 11122 8,087 21
2023 5 15194 7,804 26
2022 7 12243 8,001 26
2021 9 10292 8,186 27
2020 9 10250 8,265 27
2019 14 7716 8,863 28
2018 14 7762 9,204 26
2017 10 9943 9,536 27
2016 12 8875 10,060 28
2015 11 9481 10,423 26
2014 14 8053 10,701 26
2013 16 7372 10,739 27
2012 11 9711 10,638 28
2011 21 6148 11,068 27
2010 10 10451 11,568 26
2009 11 9975 12,133 26
2008 22 6130 13,336 20
2007 22 6093 14,447 19
2006 35 4165 15,177 19
2005 37 3876 15,796 18
2004 71 2396 16,470 17
2003 30 4307 17,249 17
2002 21 5444 17,477 17
2001 32 3940 18,904 14
2000 27 4400 20,115 14
1999 39 3245 20,366 15
1998 27 4142 20,633 15
1997 29 3815 21,386 15
1996 37 3149 22,188 15
1995 45 2687 23,244 13
1994 48 2585 24,187 15
1993 69 2012 24,996 16
1992 56 2318 26,253 14
1991 63 2111 27,809 10
1990 81 1781 29,089 12
1989 134 1204 29,853 12
1988 167 986 29,427 11
1987 197 861 29,555 11
1986 220 774 30,209 10
1985 233 742 31,502 9
1984 238 698 32,610 8
1983 266 646 33,154 9
1982 234 730 34,698 8
1981 195 816 34,868 8
1980 251 689 35,274 8
1979 243 696 35,410 7
1978 222 711 34,014 7
1977 218 710 34,195 7
1976 210 703 33,976 6
1975 231 657 35,079 7
1974 254 612 37,612 6
1973 229 654 39,165 6
1972 224 667 43,158 5
1971 272 620 51,512 4
1970 290 600 58,491 4
1969 288 583 58,732 4
1968 303 557 60,903 3
1967 289 554 61,600 4
1966 284 565 65,016 4
1965 252 613 71,493 2
1964 264 619 82,508 2
1963 259 627 78,636 2
1962 286 584 78,427 3
1961 272 617 79,983 3
1960 244 646 76,096 4
1959 229 663 76,446 4
1958 205 690 76,057 5
1957 225 656 79,033 5
1956 224 638 80,804 5
1955 185 688 80,128 5
1954 185 690 81,168 4
1953 164 713 80,165 4
1952 197 627 83,140 3
1951 202 604 81,569 3
1950 180 636 79,412 3
1949 199 587 81,178 3
1948 192 603 82,834 3
1947 203 599 88,324 3
1946 208 548 79,267 3
1945 197 520 66,117 3
1944 180 539 66,616 3
1943 229 490 68,929 3
1942 241 475 66,043 3
1941 221 472 57,520 3
1940 208 463 54,786 3
1939 228 445 51,025 3
1938 216 457 50,517 3
1937 218 445 48,755 3
1936 203 446 47,683 3
1935 208 448 47,509 3
1934 257 408 46,743 3
1933 226 430 46,224 3
1932 298 374 48,624 3
1931 325 356 48,423 3
1930 402 327 52,447 3
1929 411 321 52,112 3
1928 424 321 53,760 2
1927 440 318 55,949 2
1926 385 339 56,108 2
1925 367 355 57,195 2
1924 382 347 59,052 2
1923 335 362 57,467 1
1922 285 385 57,280 1
1921 285 401 58,216 1
1920 281 395 56,913 1
1919 307 369 53,522 1
1918 248 417 56,558 1
1917 253 397 51,852 1
1916 227 411 50,043 1
1915 200 429 47,576 1
1914 169 407 37,947 1
1913 122 449 29,329 1
1912 112 445 24,588 1
1911 68 501 13,446 1
1910 88 421 11,450 1
1909 67 456 9,590 1
1908 58 474 9,343 1
1907 65 444 8,983 1
1906 43 528 8,264 1
1905 43 519 8,059 1
1904 40 520 8,108 1
1903 41 496 7,608 1
1902 38 518 7,907 1
1901 39 481 6,900 1
1900 46 499 9,828 1
1899 40 461 6,990 1
1898 55 415 8,159 1
1897 46 432 7,550 1
1896 50 403 8,138 1
1895 61 357 8,320 1
1894 60 359 8,237 1
1893 61 343 8,049 1
1892 54 360 9,039 1
1891 44 377 7,680 1
1890 56 343 8,502 1
1889 52 346 8,548 1
1888 52 333 9,247 1
1887 56 285 8,110 1
1886 48 300 9,026 1
1885 45 296 8,756 1
1884 40 304 9,388 1
1883 40 278 8,894 1
1882 40 278 9,557 1
1881 26 312 8,768 1
1880 46 227 9,655 1

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Other spellings

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Where John is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years