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John name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, John ranks #23 in male records (8,027 reported) and #13,974 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is John becoming more popular?

John's reported male count decreased by 60 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #21 to #23. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

John in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JohnFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.10,0600201620252016: 12 female records2017: 10 female records2018: 14 female records2019: 14 female records2020: 9 female records2021: 9 female records2022: 7 female records2023: 5 female records2024: 8 female records2025: 6 female records2016: 10,060 male records2017: 9,536 male records2018: 9,204 male records2019: 8,863 male records2020: 8,265 male records2021: 8,186 male records2022: 8,001 male records2023: 7,804 male records2024: 8,087 male records2025: 8,027 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025613,9748,02723
2024811,5838,08721
2023516,2627,80426
2022712,8328,00126
2021910,6548,18627
2020910,6528,26527
2019147,9228,86328
2018147,9419,20426
20171010,2959,53627
2016129,12310,06028

Questions about John’s popularity

How common is John in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, John ranks #23 in male records (8,027 reported) and #13,974 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of John?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include John only.

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