Boy name
John
John is currently the #23 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 8,027 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1880, John hit its all-time high of #1 in 1880, when 9,655 boys were given the name. State by state, Alabama leads the way at #1.
Rankings
2025 rank
#23
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1
in 1880 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
8,027
boys named John
John popularity, 1880–2025
Where John is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alabama (#1), Mississippi (#3), Wyoming (#13)
Uniqueness score
9/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named John in the most recent year of SSA data.