Trend of the Popularity of John as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 8,027 male babies that were named John in the US, which was 0.47% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name John peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 35,274 babies, which was 1.98% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named John, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named John.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named John in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named John in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named John from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of John as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	35274	1.98
1981	34868	1.95
1982	34698	1.91
1983	33154	1.85
1984	32610	1.81
1985	31502	1.70
1986	30209	1.64
1987	29555	1.58
1988	29427	1.54
1989	29853	1.49
1990	29089	1.42
1991	27809	1.38
1992	26253	1.31
1993	24996	1.27
1994	24187	1.25
1995	23244	1.22
1996	22188	1.17
1997	21386	1.13
1998	20633	1.08
1999	20366	1.06
2000	20115	1.02
2001	18904	0.97
2002	17477	0.90
2003	17249	0.87
2004	16470	0.83
2005	15796	0.79
2006	15177	0.74
2007	14447	0.70
2008	13336	0.65
2009	12133	0.61
2010	11568	0.60
2011	11068	0.58
2012	10638	0.56
2013	10739	0.57
2014	10701	0.56
2015	10423	0.54
2016	10060	0.53
2017	9536	0.52
2018	9204	0.51
2019	8863	0.49
2020	8265	0.48
2021	8186	0.47
2022	8001	0.46
2023	7804	0.46
2024	8087	0.47
2025	8027	0.47