Johnson
Johnson was the 3406th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 2000 (111). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,465 places. More babies were named Johnson in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,406 boys, down 1,185 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000111 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,043babies recorded
Johnson popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,406 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,221 | 62 |
| 2010 | #2,197 | 60 |
| 2000 | #1,216 | 111 |
| 1990 | #1,153 | 89 |
| 1980 | #1,249 | 55 |
| 1970 | #2,094 | 19 |
| 1960 | #1,279 | 38 |
| 1950 | #1,044 | 46 |
| 1940 | #1,196 | 32 |
| 1930 | #932 | 52 |
| 1920 | #809 | 69 |
| 1910 | #592 | 24 |
| 1900 | #370 | 36 |
| 1890 | #471 | 16 |
| 1880 | #512 | 13 |
How popular is Johnson, counting every spelling?
Johnson has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Johnson?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Johnson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Johnson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Johnson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Johnson?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Johnson are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 19 and 45. That makes Johnson mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Johnson by state
How common Johnson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Johnson
How popular is the name Johnson?
Johnson was the 3406th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 2000 (111). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,465 places. More babies were named Johnson in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Johnson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Johnson in the US.
Where is Johnson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Johnson was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Texas.