The baby name John appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1948 with 109,754 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, John has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 53 |
| 1910 | 15,137 |
| 1911 | 23 |
| 1911 | 16,212 |
| 1912 | 97 |
| 1912 | 29,858 |
| 1913 | 114 |
| 1913 | 33,849 |
| 1914 | 125 |
| 1914 | 44,178 |
| 1915 | 193 |
| 1915 | 55,568 |
| 1916 | 213 |
| 1916 | 60,684 |
| 1917 | 270 |
| 1917 | 64,812 |
| 1918 | 257 |
| 1918 | 70,646 |
| 1919 | 298 |
| 1919 | 67,087 |
| 1920 | 294 |
| 1920 | 70,982 |
| 1921 | 257 |
| 1921 | 72,803 |
| 1922 | 280 |
| 1922 | 71,612 |
| 1923 | 372 |
| 1923 | 71,029 |
| 1924 | 443 |
| 1924 | 73,107 |
| 1925 | 485 |
| 1925 | 71,099 |
| 1926 | 528 |
| 1926 | 71,237 |
| 1927 | 613 |
| 1927 | 70,016 |
| 1928 | 580 |
| 1928 | 67,033 |
| 1929 | 559 |
| 1929 | 63,519 |
| 1930 | 576 |
| 1930 | 69,360 |
| 1931 | 386 |
| 1931 | 60,785 |
| 1932 | 375 |
| 1932 | 58,154 |
| 1933 | 258 |
| 1933 | 57,223 |
| 1934 | 273 |
| 1934 | 57,161 |
| 1935 | 251 |
| 1935 | 58,740 |
| 1936 | 207 |
| 1936 | 59,847 |
| 1937 | 193 |
| 1937 | 61,246 |
| 1938 | 171 |
| 1938 | 60,933 |
| 1939 | 215 |
| 1939 | 60,476 |
| 1940 | 218 |
| 1940 | 68,095 |
| 1941 | 193 |
| 1941 | 71,730 |
| 1942 | 205 |
| 1942 | 81,962 |
| 1943 | 228 |
| 1943 | 85,164 |
| 1944 | 109 |
| 1944 | 81,636 |
| 1945 | 146 |
| 1945 | 82,057 |
| 1946 | 201 |
| 1946 | 86,312 |
| 1947 | 172 |
| 1947 | 94,187 |
| 1948 | 154 |
| 1948 | 109,754 |
| 1949 | 152 |
| 1949 | 103,811 |
| 1950 | 173 |
| 1950 | 101,209 |
| 1951 | 220 |
| 1951 | 100,246 |
| 1952 | 183 |
| 1952 | 102,068 |
| 1953 | 132 |
| 1953 | 103,988 |
| 1954 | 152 |
| 1954 | 101,100 |
| 1955 | 174 |
| 1955 | 107,470 |
| 1956 | 202 |
| 1956 | 107,140 |
| 1957 | 219 |
| 1957 | 100,068 |
| 1958 | 200 |
| 1958 | 96,937 |
| 1959 | 234 |
| 1959 | 90,453 |
| 1960 | 208 |
| 1960 | 92,233 |
| 1961 | 295 |
| 1961 | 96,194 |
| 1962 | 203 |
| 1962 | 93,019 |
| 1963 | 245 |
| 1963 | 95,973 |
| 1964 | 252 |
| 1964 | 96,675 |
| 1965 | 206 |
| 1965 | 89,427 |
| 1966 | 240 |
| 1966 | 76,955 |
| 1967 | 286 |
| 1967 | 73,038 |
| 1968 | 253 |
| 1968 | 71,472 |
| 1969 | 299 |
| 1969 | 69,025 |
| 1970 | 306 |
| 1970 | 66,001 |
| 1971 | 270 |
| 1971 | 58,699 |
| 1972 | 209 |
| 1972 | 49,260 |
| 1973 | 208 |
| 1973 | 44,539 |
| 1974 | 224 |
| 1974 | 42,910 |
| 1975 | 211 |
| 1975 | 39,345 |
| 1976 | 164 |
| 1976 | 38,202 |
| 1977 | 180 |
| 1977 | 44,343 |
| 1978 | 196 |
| 1978 | 40,199 |
| 1979 | 204 |
| 1979 | 41,128 |
| 1980 | 194 |
| 1980 | 42,905 |
| 1981 | 152 |
| 1981 | 37,806 |
| 1982 | 185 |
| 1982 | 37,477 |
| 1983 | 236 |
| 1983 | 37,575 |
| 1984 | 220 |
| 1984 | 34,903 |
| 1985 | 254 |
| 1985 | 30,942 |
| 1986 | 184 |
| 1986 | 37,072 |
| 1987 | 211 |
| 1987 | 31,717 |
| 1988 | 135 |
| 1988 | 31,570 |
| 1989 | 81 |
| 1989 | 32,049 |
| 1990 | 16 |
| 1990 | 30,477 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1991 | 29,317 |
| 1992 | 13 |
| 1992 | 30,323 |
| 1993 | 27 |
| 1993 | 29,584 |
| 1994 | 29,078 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1995 | 27,087 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1996 | 25,663 |
| 1997 | 24,774 |
| 1998 | 23,813 |
| 1999 | 23,829 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2000 | 22,718 |
| 2001 | 21,058 |
| 2002 | 20,295 |
| 2003 | 19,125 |
| 2004 | 45 |
| 2004 | 18,545 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2005 | 17,752 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2006 | 18,432 |
| 2007 | 16,459 |
| 2008 | 15,388 |
| 2009 | 14,469 |
| 2010 | 13,219 |
| 2011 | 12,721 |
| 2012 | 13,163 |
| 2013 | 13,105 |
| 2014 | 12,381 |
| 2015 | 14,397 |
| 2016 | 14,233 |
| 2017 | 13,599 |
| 2018 | 12,369 |
| 2019 | 11,822 |
| 2020 | 8,645 |
| 2021 | 10,132 |
| 2022 | 9,599 |
| 2023 | 8,865 |
| 2024 | 9,166 |