Johnson Boy

How popular is Johnson?

#3,378 boy name in 2025

34 baby boys were named Johnson in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.

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4,512living people named Johnson (est.)
32median age of people named Johnson
7,043babies named Johnson since 1880
1 in 97,510US babies born in 2025

Johnson popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,378 for boys (▲ 144 from 2024)
Babies in 202534 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-55% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,931 in 2015, #2,212 in 2020
Peak year2000 (111 boys)
Highest rank#322 in 1905
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Johnson is most popular

Babies named Johnson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (32 boys)
  2. Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  3. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (25 boys)
  4. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
  5. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Johnson by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s126#442
1890s155#349
1900s221#322
1910s522#582
1920s632#707
1930s411#868
1940s472#853
1950s365#1,036
1960s352#1,171
1970s268#1,540
1980s822#933
1990s884#1,081
2000s879#1,212
2010s641#1,926
2020s271#2,212

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Questions

Is Johnson a boy or girl name?
Johnson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Johnson were boys.
How popular is the name Johnson?
34 baby boys were named Johnson in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name.
When was Johnson most popular?
Johnson peaked in 2000, when 111 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #322 in 1905.
How many people are named Johnson?
7,043 babies have been named Johnson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,512 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
Where is Johnson most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Johnson was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.