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United States name statistics

John in United States

Estimated bearers

2,626,987

Country rank

#4

Per 100k

791

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.6%Female 0.4%

John popularity by year

U.S. births per year for John, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 9,701
  2. 1881: 8,794
  3. 1882: 9,597
  4. 1883: 8,934
  5. 1884: 9,428
  6. 1885: 8,801
  7. 1886: 9,074
  8. 1887: 8,166
  9. 1888: 9,299
  10. 1889: 8,600
  11. 1890: 8,558
  12. 1891: 7,724
  13. 1892: 9,093
  14. 1893: 8,110
  15. 1894: 8,297
  16. 1895: 8,381
  17. 1896: 8,188
  18. 1897: 7,596
  19. 1898: 8,214
  20. 1899: 7,030
  21. 1900: 9,874
  22. 1901: 6,939
  23. 1902: 7,945
  24. 1903: 7,649
  25. 1904: 8,148
  26. 1905: 8,102
  27. 1906: 8,307
  28. 1907: 9,048
  29. 1908: 9,401
  30. 1909: 9,657
  31. 1910: 12k
  32. 1911: 14k
  33. 1912: 25k
  34. 1913: 29k
  35. 1914: 38k
  36. 1915: 48k
  37. 1916: 50k
  38. 1917: 52k
  39. 1918: 57k
  40. 1919: 54k
  41. 1920: 57k
  42. 1921: 59k
  43. 1922: 58k
  44. 1923: 58k
  45. 1924: 59k
  46. 1925: 58k
  47. 1926: 56k
  48. 1927: 56k
  49. 1928: 54k
  50. 1929: 53k
  51. 1930: 53k
  52. 1931: 49k
  53. 1932: 49k
  54. 1933: 46k
  55. 1934: 47k
  56. 1935: 48k
  57. 1936: 48k
  58. 1937: 49k
  59. 1938: 51k
  60. 1939: 51k
  61. 1940: 55k
  62. 1941: 58k
  63. 1942: 66k
  64. 1943: 69k
  65. 1944: 67k
  66. 1945: 66k
  67. 1946: 79k
  68. 1947: 89k
  69. 1948: 83k
  70. 1949: 81k
  71. 1950: 80k
  72. 1951: 82k
  73. 1952: 83k
  74. 1953: 80k
  75. 1954: 81k
  76. 1955: 80k
  77. 1956: 81k
  78. 1957: 79k
  79. 1958: 76k
  80. 1959: 77k
  81. 1960: 76k
  82. 1961: 80k
  83. 1962: 79k
  84. 1963: 79k
  85. 1964: 83k
  86. 1965: 72k
  87. 1966: 65k
  88. 1967: 62k
  89. 1968: 61k
  90. 1969: 59k
  91. 1970: 59k
  92. 1971: 52k
  93. 1972: 43k
  94. 1973: 39k
  95. 1974: 38k
  96. 1975: 35k
  97. 1976: 34k
  98. 1977: 34k
  99. 1978: 34k
  100. 1979: 36k
  101. 1980: 36k
  102. 1981: 35k
  103. 1982: 35k
  104. 1983: 33k
  105. 1984: 33k
  106. 1985: 32k
  107. 1986: 30k
  108. 1987: 30k
  109. 1988: 30k
  110. 1989: 30k
  111. 1990: 29k
  112. 1991: 28k
  113. 1992: 26k
  114. 1993: 25k
  115. 1994: 24k
  116. 1995: 23k
  117. 1996: 22k
  118. 1997: 21k
  119. 1998: 21k
  120. 1999: 20k
  121. 2000: 20k
  122. 2001: 19k
  123. 2002: 17k
  124. 2003: 17k
  125. 2004: 17k
  126. 2005: 16k
  127. 2006: 15k
  128. 2007: 14k
  129. 2008: 13k
  130. 2009: 12k
  131. 2010: 12k
  132. 2011: 11k
  133. 2012: 11k
  134. 2013: 11k
  135. 2014: 11k
  136. 2015: 10k
  137. 2016: 10k
  138. 2017: 9,546
  139. 2018: 9,218
  140. 2019: 8,877
  141. 2020: 8,274
  142. 2021: 8,195
  143. 2022: 8,008
  144. 2023: 7,809
  145. 2024: 8,095
  146. 2025: 8,033

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named John in United States?

An estimated 2,626,987 people in United States are named John. That works out to 1 in 126 residents.

Is John a common name in United States?

John ranks #4 among first names in United States.