Meaning not yet researched.
John: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 8,027 in 2025. Its best rank was #1 in 1923.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #1 in 1923; #23 in 2025. About 99.9% of babies named John in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#23 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1923, at #1.
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John: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 8,027 boys in 2025. Peak: #1 in 1923 · most boys in one year: 88,324 (1947).
In 2025, 8,027 US boys were named John, making it the 23rd most common boys’ name of the year, down 2 places from #21 in 2024. That is 60 fewer than the 8,087 boys named John in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #1, reached in 1923. The most boys given the name in a single year was 88,324, in 1947. For comparison, it was #26 in 2015 and #3 in 1950.
Social Security card records list John in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 9,701 babies with the name. In all, 5,204,377 US babies have been given the name, 0.4% of them girls and 99.5% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1950s, with 799,918 babies named John.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 86,033 US boys were named John; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 10,060. In 2025 that was about 1 in 213 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, John ranked highest in Alabama in 2025, at #1 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 50 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Jack (759,677 babies since 1880), Joan (488,939 babies since 1880), Jean (483,475 babies since 1880) and Sean (426,606 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Jun, Ioannis and Joane are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Ian, Jack, Jock, Johnny, Jon and Jonnie.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Dutch, English and German. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Jun (1,608), Ioannis (1,400), Joane (1,195), Yanni (1,061), Ivo (854), Yannis (743), Jone (711), Joon (564), Jonn (537), Yvan (510), Jehan (503), Yiannis (400), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so every state is listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 343 | #1 | #3 |
| Mississippi | 151 | #3 | #2 |
| Louisiana | 181 | #5 | #7 |
| South Carolina | 205 | #6 | #9 |
| Georgia | 369 | #8 | #13 |
| District of Columbia | 34 | #8 | #14 |
| Rhode Island | 40 | #9 | #19 |
| Delaware | 32 | #9 | #23 |
| Virginia | 277 | #10 | #18 |
| Tennessee | 297 | #10 | #8 |
| North Carolina | 360 | #10 | #12 |
| Hawaii | 33 | #10 | #45 |
| Arkansas | 100 | #11 | #8 |
| Kentucky | 163 | #12 | #12 |
| Wyoming | 15 | #13 | #79 |
| Massachusetts | 227 | #13 | #14 |
| Pennsylvania | 330 | #19 | #18 |
| Connecticut | 98 | #19 | #19 |
| Missouri | 166 | #21 | #21 |
| New Hampshire | 43 | #21 | #24 |
| Kansas | 82 | #21 | #25 |
| Michigan | 214 | #22 | #36 |
| Illinois | 279 | #22 | #27 |
| Montana | 29 | #24 | #29 |
| Oklahoma | 101 | #24 | #34 |
| New York | 431 | #24 | #28 |
| Maryland | 129 | #25 | #20 |
| New Jersey | 223 | #26 | #24 |
| Idaho | 52 | #29 | #49 |
| Wisconsin | 122 | #31 | #44 |
| Florida | 452 | #33 | #35 |
| Ohio | 251 | #34 | #27 |
| Indiana | 143 | #35 | #31 |
| Texas | 744 | #35 | #31 |
| Minnesota | 113 | #37 | #41 |
| West Virginia | 33 | #40 | #38 |
| Washington | 142 | #40 | #43 |
| Iowa | 64 | #41 | #57 |
| Maine | 23 | #45 | #47 |
| Alaska | 14 | #48 | #33 |
| Colorado | 112 | #49 | #36 |
| North Dakota | 19 | #50 | #52 |
| South Dakota | 19 | #53 | #60 |
| Nevada | 47 | #57 | #47 |
| Utah | 72 | #61 | #46 |
| Nebraska | 37 | #61 | #42 |
| California | 463 | #79 | #69 |
| Oregon | 44 | #86 | #62 |
| New Mexico | 20 | #96 | #54 |
| Arizona | 84 | #100 | #67 |
| Vermont | 5 | #113 | #34 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,974 | 8,027 | #23 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,583 | 8,087 | #21 |
| 2023 | 5 | #16,262 | 7,804 | #26 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,832 | 8,001 | #26 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,654 | 8,186 | #27 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,652 | 8,265 | #27 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,922 | 8,863 | #28 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,941 | 9,204 | #26 |
| 2017 | 10 | #10,295 | 9,536 | #27 |
| 2016 | 12 | #9,123 | 10,060 | #28 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,770 | 10,423 | #26 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,251 | 10,701 | #26 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,557 | 10,739 | #27 |
| 2012 | 11 | #10,031 | 10,638 | #28 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,235 | 11,068 | #27 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,787 | 11,568 | #26 |
| 2009 | 11 | #10,293 | 12,133 | #26 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,243 | 13,336 | #20 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,196 | 14,447 | #19 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,205 | 15,177 | #19 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3,909 | 15,796 | #18 |
| 2004 | 71 | #2,408 | 16,470 | #17 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,349 | 17,249 | #17 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,562 | 17,477 | #17 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,981 | 18,904 | #14 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,467 | 20,115 | #14 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,273 | 20,366 | #15 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,180 | 20,633 | #15 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,849 | 21,386 | #15 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,176 | 22,188 | #15 |
| 1995 | 45 | #2,701 | 23,244 | #13 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,602 | 24,187 | #15 |
| 1993 | 69 | #2,021 | 24,996 | #16 |
| 1992 | 56 | #2,333 | 26,253 | #14 |
| 1991 | 63 | #2,120 | 27,809 | #10 |
| 1990 | 81 | #1,786 | 29,089 | #12 |
| 1989 | 134 | #1,207 | 29,853 | #12 |
| 1988 | 167 | #989 | 29,427 | #11 |
| 1987 | 197 | #863 | 29,555 | #11 |
| 1986 | 220 | #774 | 30,209 | #10 |
| 1985 | 233 | #744 | 31,502 | #9 |
| 1984 | 238 | #700 | 32,610 | #8 |
| 1983 | 266 | #649 | 33,154 | #9 |
| 1982 | 234 | #730 | 34,698 | #8 |
| 1981 | 195 | #816 | 34,868 | #8 |
| 1980 | 251 | #689 | 35,274 | #8 |
| 1979 | 243 | #697 | 35,410 | #7 |
| 1978 | 222 | #712 | 34,014 | #7 |
| 1977 | 218 | #712 | 34,195 | #7 |
| 1976 | 210 | #703 | 33,976 | #6 |
| 1975 | 231 | #658 | 35,079 | #7 |
| 1974 | 254 | #615 | 37,612 | #6 |
| 1973 | 229 | #654 | 39,165 | #6 |
| 1972 | 224 | #668 | 43,158 | #5 |
| 1971 | 272 | #621 | 51,512 | #4 |
| 1970 | 290 | #601 | 58,491 | #4 |
| 1969 | 288 | #583 | 58,732 | #4 |
| 1968 | 303 | #558 | 60,903 | #3 |
| 1967 | 289 | #554 | 61,600 | #4 |
| 1966 | 284 | #565 | 65,016 | #4 |
| 1965 | 252 | #614 | 71,493 | #2 |
| 1964 | 264 | #621 | 82,508 | #2 |
| 1963 | 259 | #628 | 78,636 | #2 |
| 1962 | 286 | #585 | 78,427 | #3 |
| 1961 | 272 | #618 | 79,983 | #3 |
| 1960 | 244 | #646 | 76,096 | #4 |
| 1959 | 229 | #664 | 76,446 | #4 |
| 1958 | 205 | #692 | 76,057 | #5 |
| 1957 | 225 | #656 | 79,033 | #5 |
| 1956 | 224 | #638 | 80,804 | #5 |
| 1955 | 185 | #690 | 80,128 | #5 |
| 1954 | 185 | #690 | 81,168 | #4 |
| 1953 | 164 | #713 | 80,165 | #4 |
| 1952 | 197 | #630 | 83,140 | #3 |
| 1951 | 202 | #604 | 81,569 | #3 |
| 1950 | 180 | #638 | 79,412 | #3 |
| 1949 | 199 | #588 | 81,178 | #3 |
| 1948 | 192 | #605 | 82,834 | #3 |
| 1947 | 203 | #600 | 88,324 | #3 |
| 1946 | 208 | #548 | 79,267 | #3 |
| 1945 | 197 | #520 | 66,117 | #3 |
| 1944 | 180 | #540 | 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 | #449 | 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 | #323 | 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 | #370 | 53,522 | #1 |
| 1918 | 248 | #419 | 56,558 | #1 |
| 1917 | 253 | #397 | 51,852 | #1 |
| 1916 | 227 | #411 | 50,043 | #1 |
| 1915 | 200 | #430 | 47,576 | #1 |
| 1914 | 169 | #408 | 37,947 | #1 |
| 1913 | 122 | #449 | 29,329 | #1 |
| 1912 | 112 | #446 | 24,588 | #1 |
| 1911 | 68 | #505 | 13,446 | #1 |
| 1910 | 88 | #422 | 11,450 | #1 |
| 1909 | 67 | #461 | 9,590 | #1 |
| 1908 | 58 | #475 | 9,343 | #1 |
| 1907 | 65 | #445 | 8,983 | #1 |
| 1906 | 43 | #531 | 8,264 | #1 |
| 1905 | 43 | #521 | 8,059 | #1 |
| 1904 | 40 | #524 | 8,108 | #1 |
| 1903 | 41 | #499 | 7,608 | #1 |
| 1902 | 38 | #521 | 7,907 | #1 |
| 1901 | 39 | #485 | 6,900 | #1 |
| 1900 | 46 | #502 | 9,828 | #1 |
| 1899 | 40 | #462 | 6,990 | #1 |
| 1898 | 55 | #416 | 8,159 | #1 |
| 1897 | 46 | #433 | 7,550 | #1 |
| 1896 | 50 | #408 | 8,138 | #1 |
| 1895 | 61 | #360 | 8,320 | #1 |
| 1894 | 60 | #362 | 8,237 | #1 |
| 1893 | 61 | #343 | 8,049 | #1 |
| 1892 | 54 | #363 | 9,039 | #1 |
| 1891 | 44 | #379 | 7,680 | #1 |
| 1890 | 56 | #344 | 8,502 | #1 |
| 1889 | 52 | #346 | 8,548 | #1 |
| 1888 | 52 | #333 | 9,247 | #1 |
| 1887 | 56 | #286 | 8,110 | #1 |
| 1886 | 48 | #300 | 9,026 | #1 |
| 1885 | 45 | #297 | 8,756 | #1 |
| 1884 | 40 | #309 | 9,388 | #1 |
| 1883 | 40 | #279 | 8,894 | #1 |
| 1882 | 40 | #278 | 9,557 | #1 |
| 1881 | 26 | #313 | 8,768 | #1 |
| 1880 | 46 | #229 | 9,655 | #1 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).