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John Straightforward • Romantic • Practical
John Straightforward • Romantic • Practical
Straightforward • Romantic • Practical
JohnStraightforward • Romantic • Practical
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Primarily Used As A Christian Name, Due To John The Baptist, As Well As The Apostle And The Evangelist (+saints And Popes).
Its main international variations are Jean (French), Juan (Spanish) and Giovanni (Italian).
John Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.58%
Male
0.42%
Female
John is predominantly a boys name, with 0.42% of Johns being girls, and 99.58% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 5145642 males named John, and 21715 females given the name
Popularity of John by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named John in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
John: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named John' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name John in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. John's average ranking is 338.88, with it's highest ever rank being #. John has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 103 times, and has reached the top hundred names 141 times.
John has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 5167357 boys given the name in the past 200 years. John gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 118.6%. During this year, 24587 babies were named John, which was 2.5725% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 4.966%, in this year alone more than 88000 boys were named John.
Popular 'J' Names for Boys
Boys names starting with 'J'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with J. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'J' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.
| Name | 'J-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | 1. | 8. | 14776 | 0.408% |
| Jacob | 2. | 11. | 14416 | 0.398% |
| Jackson | 3. | 24. | 11210 | 0.31% |
| Joseph | 4. | 28. | 10823 | 0.299% |
| Jayden | 5. | 37. | 10063 | 0.278% |
| John | 6. | 39. | 9952 | 0.275% |
| Joshua | 7. | 47. | 9138 | 0.253% |
| Jack | 8. | 53. | 8367 | 0.231% |
| Julian | 9. | 54. | 8333 | 0.23% |
| Jaxon | 10. | 56. | 8054 | 0.223% |
| Josiah | 11. | 76. | 6928 | 0.191% |
| Jonathan | 12. | 77. | 6914 | 0.191% |
| Jeremiah | 13. | 81. | 6546 | 0.181% |
| Jordan | 14. | 101. | 5589 | 0.154% |
| Jace | 15. | 115. | 5169 | 0.143% |
| Jose | 16. | 118. | 5089 | 0.141% |
| Jaxson | 17. | 126. | 4868 | 0.135% |
| Jason | 18. | 128. | 4851 | 0.134% |
| Justin | 19. | 192. | 3542 | 0.098% |
| Juan | 20. | 208. | 3331 | 0.092% |