Johnny Name Popularity

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How popular is Johnny?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Johnny, ranked the 354th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Johnny has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 45, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1944 and as recently as 1945.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 7,444 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Johnny was 13 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Johnny occurred roughly during the years 1884-1887, 1897-1900, and 1903-1947, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1994-1997, and 2013-2016.

The popularity trend for Johnny has been moving downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Johnny for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Johnny?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Johnny is chosen by a number of parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Johnny (Girl)		Johnny (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		13	8,288	929	354
2017		6	14,877	968	346
2016		11	9,694	1,033	335
2015		7	13,630	1,149	310
2014		9	11,384	1,183	300
2013		7	13,810	1,325	267
2012		5	18,063	1,239	281
2011		5	18,035	1,249	282
2010		7	14,150	1,292	267
2009		7	14,365	1,344	257
2008		6	16,335	1,477	246
2007		6	16,404	1,506	241
2006		5	18,446	1,456	237
2005		5	17,676	1,393	241
2004		10	10,259	1,315	251
2003		7	13,051	1,366	247
2002		11	9,124	1,438	235
2001		6	14,325	1,536	226
2000		6	13,944	1,461	235
1999		6	13,415	1,490	226
1998		8	10,547	1,484	216
1997		8	10,230	1,466	211
1996		5	14,502	1,611	193
1995		16	5,804	1,686	187
1994		16	5,837	1,948	165
1993		12	7,223	1,964	164
1992		21	4,756	2,095	153
1991		14	6,389	2,246	144
1990		17	5,389	2,480	130
1989		13	6,314	2,296	133
1988		21	4,224	2,266	129
1987		28	3,284	2,201	127
1986		26	3,398	2,205	125
1985		23	3,658	2,208	127
1984		22	3,654	2,269	120
1983		22	3,604	2,363	116
1982		25	3,363	2,489	118
1981		31	2,881	2,555	113
1980		22	3,655	2,640	113
1979		36	2,547	2,449	111
1978		38	2,368	2,561	101
1977		41	2,232	2,802	93
1976		35	2,351	2,875	93
1975		33	2,428	2,969	86
1974		38	2,148	3,168	84
1973		46	1,840	3,265	82
1972		36	2,150	3,565	74
1971		46	1,886	3,940	74
1970		47	1,868	4,441	65
1969		51	1,695	4,216	68
1968		36	2,007	4,054	69
1967		55	1,516	4,169	70
1966		44	1,704	4,363	73
1965		43	1,727	4,684	76
1964		56	1,523	5,063	75
1963		54	1,532	5,422	71
1962		64	1,386	5,779	69
1961		72	1,307	5,903	70
1960		75	1,271	6,181	65
1959		79	1,205	6,301	65
1958		62	1,343	6,326	61
1957		52	1,480	6,492	61
1956		62	1,325	6,646	55
1955		55	1,358	6,620	55
1954		60	1,279	6,605	54
1953		68	1,174	6,713	52
1952		67	1,166	6,776	53
1951		61	1,196	6,696	50
1950		64	1,156	6,583	50
1949		75	1,033	6,969	49
1948		43	1,418	6,859	52
1947		56	1,210	7,444	49
1946		52	1,198	6,605	47
1945		51	1,104	5,702	45
1944		51	1,095	5,661	45
1943		54	1,097	5,379	52
1942		53	1,077	4,586	55
1941		49	1,046	3,983	55
1940		59	939	3,998	51
1939		35	1,252	3,371	62
1938		40	1,151	3,197	63
1937		36	1,211	2,825	69
1936		49	984	2,732	72
1935		39	1,127	2,532	74
1934		30	1,332	2,336	83
1933		47	1,013	2,052	90
1932		43	1,089	2,012	96
1931		43	1,084	1,716	106
1930		54	1,006	1,822	101
1929		46	1,086	1,532	113
1928		69	883	1,529	117
1927		45	1,148	1,350	132
1926		45	1,141	1,289	136
1925		43	1,181	1,166	142
1924		45	1,177	1,047	152
1923		43	1,187	976	159
1922		40	1,241	863	170
1921		47	1,120	824	175
1920		35	1,332	767	184
1919		36	1,284	660	193
1918		34	1,314	644	199
1917		27	1,453	531	211
1916		20	1,763	458	232
1915		29	1,328	417	237
1914		19	1,511	331	234
1913		15	1,565	263	231
1912		7	2,498	217	239
1911		10	1,594	147	204
1910		11	1,469	167	173
1909		7	1,868	117	190
1908		5	2,269	107	194
1907		8	1,571	97	199
1906		6	1,835	84	212
1905		< 5	--	83	210
1904		< 5	--	77	209
1903		< 5	--	59	236
1902		< 5	--	70	214
1901		< 5	--	48	252
1900		< 5	--	72	240
1899		< 5	--	36	292
1898		< 5	--	39	298
1897		5	1,661	31	335
1896		5	1,707	38	302
1895		< 5	--	35	306
1894		< 5	--	29	334
1893		< 5	--	21	395
1892		< 5	--	33	324
1891		< 5	--	31	301
1890		< 5	--	23	374
1889		< 5	--	20	410
1888		< 5	--	21	409
1887		< 5	--	31	302
1886		< 5	--	23	361
1885		< 5	--	21	389
1884		< 5	--	15	498
1883		< 5	--	14	489
1882		< 5	--	16	460
1881		< 5	--	13	495
1880		< 5	--	20	387

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.