NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

John Girls

The U.S. popularity history of John: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 21,744 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
21,744
Peak year
1927 #318
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-40.7%

In the 1920s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
201121#6235
201211#10031
201316#7557
201414#8251
201511#9770
201612#9123
201710#10295
201814#7941
201914#7922
20209#10652
20219#10654
20227#12832
20235#16262
20248#11583
20256#13974

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1927

NY
56
PA
41
TX
27
OH
21
IL
21
NC
17

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