John vs Michael
Side-by-side popularity comparison of John and
Michael year by year (1880–2024).
| Year | Babies |
| 1880 | 9,655 |
| 1881 | 8,768 |
| 1882 | 9,557 |
| 1883 | 8,894 |
| 1884 | 9,388 |
| 1885 | 8,756 |
| 1886 | 9,026 |
| 1887 | 8,110 |
| 1888 | 9,247 |
| 1889 | 8,548 |
| 1890 | 8,502 |
| 1891 | 7,680 |
| 1892 | 9,039 |
| 1893 | 8,049 |
| 1894 | 8,237 |
| 1895 | 8,320 |
| 1896 | 8,138 |
| 1897 | 7,550 |
| 1898 | 8,159 |
| 1899 | 6,990 |
| 1900 | 9,828 |
| 1901 | 6,900 |
| 1902 | 7,907 |
| 1903 | 7,608 |
| 1904 | 8,108 |
| 1905 | 8,059 |
| 1906 | 8,264 |
| 1907 | 8,983 |
| 1908 | 9,343 |
| 1909 | 9,590 |
| 1910 | 11,450 |
| 1911 | 13,446 |
| 1912 | 24,588 |
| 1913 | 29,329 |
| 1914 | 37,947 |
| 1915 | 47,576 |
| 1916 | 50,043 |
| 1917 | 51,852 |
| 1918 | 56,558 |
| 1919 | 53,523 |
| 1920 | 56,913 |
| 1921 | 58,215 |
| 1922 | 57,281 |
| 1923 | 57,467 |
| 1924 | 59,052 |
| 1925 | 57,195 |
| 1926 | 56,108 |
| 1927 | 55,949 |
| 1928 | 53,761 |
| 1929 | 52,110 |
| 1930 | 52,447 |
| 1931 | 48,422 |
| 1932 | 48,625 |
| 1933 | 46,225 |
| 1934 | 46,742 |
| 1935 | 47,510 |
| 1936 | 47,679 |
| 1937 | 48,753 |
| 1938 | 50,518 |
| 1939 | 51,025 |
| 1940 | 54,784 |
| 1941 | 57,519 |
| 1942 | 66,041 |
| 1943 | 68,928 |
| 1944 | 66,611 |
| 1945 | 66,118 |
| 1946 | 79,266 |
| 1947 | 88,321 |
| 1948 | 82,832 |
| 1949 | 81,180 |
| 1950 | 79,412 |
| 1951 | 81,570 |
| 1952 | 83,138 |
| 1953 | 80,167 |
| 1954 | 81,176 |
| 1955 | 80,122 |
| 1956 | 80,806 |
| 1957 | 79,032 |
| 1958 | 76,049 |
| 1959 | 76,445 |
| 1960 | 76,086 |
| 1961 | 79,973 |
| 1962 | 78,420 |
| 1963 | 78,616 |
| 1964 | 82,519 |
| 1965 | 71,499 |
| 1966 | 65,015 |
| 1967 | 61,603 |
| 1968 | 60,906 |
| 1969 | 58,737 |
| 1970 | 58,496 |
| 1971 | 51,508 |
| 1972 | 43,162 |
| 1973 | 39,169 |
| 1974 | 37,618 |
| 1975 | 35,075 |
| 1976 | 33,979 |
| 1977 | 34,199 |
| 1978 | 34,018 |
| 1979 | 35,412 |
| 1980 | 35,277 |
| 1981 | 34,872 |
| 1982 | 34,707 |
| 1983 | 33,158 |
| 1984 | 32,611 |
| 1985 | 31,499 |
| 1986 | 30,208 |
| 1987 | 29,553 |
| 1988 | 29,423 |
| 1989 | 29,853 |
| 1990 | 29,090 |
| 1991 | 27,809 |
| 1992 | 26,255 |
| 1993 | 24,995 |
| 1994 | 24,186 |
| 1995 | 23,244 |
| 1996 | 22,186 |
| 1997 | 21,386 |
| 1998 | 20,631 |
| 1999 | 20,365 |
| 2000 | 20,113 |
| 2001 | 18,903 |
| 2002 | 17,476 |
| 2003 | 17,249 |
| 2004 | 16,467 |
| 2005 | 15,791 |
| 2006 | 15,176 |
| 2007 | 14,440 |
| 2008 | 13,335 |
| 2009 | 12,133 |
| 2010 | 11,567 |
| 2011 | 11,065 |
| 2012 | 10,635 |
| 2013 | 10,736 |
| 2014 | 10,699 |
| 2015 | 10,421 |
| 2016 | 10,055 |
| 2017 | 9,530 |
| 2018 | 9,198 |
| 2019 | 8,857 |
| 2020 | 8,262 |
| 2021 | 8,182 |
| 2022 | 7,993 |
| 2023 | 7,793 |
| 2024 | 8,047 |
| Year | Babies |
| 1880 | 354 |
| 1881 | 298 |
| 1882 | 321 |
| 1883 | 307 |
| 1884 | 373 |
| 1885 | 370 |
| 1886 | 348 |
| 1887 | 344 |
| 1888 | 466 |
| 1889 | 377 |
| 1890 | 394 |
| 1891 | 333 |
| 1892 | 380 |
| 1893 | 407 |
| 1894 | 423 |
| 1895 | 413 |
| 1896 | 399 |
| 1897 | 368 |
| 1898 | 434 |
| 1899 | 375 |
| 1900 | 495 |
| 1901 | 384 |
| 1902 | 460 |
| 1903 | 466 |
| 1904 | 462 |
| 1905 | 513 |
| 1906 | 531 |
| 1907 | 586 |
| 1908 | 688 |
| 1909 | 635 |
| 1910 | 844 |
| 1911 | 1,159 |
| 1912 | 2,104 |
| 1913 | 2,607 |
| 1914 | 3,362 |
| 1915 | 4,079 |
| 1916 | 4,210 |
| 1917 | 4,288 |
| 1918 | 4,296 |
| 1919 | 3,910 |
| 1920 | 4,003 |
| 1921 | 4,198 |
| 1922 | 3,990 |
| 1923 | 3,915 |
| 1924 | 3,874 |
| 1925 | 3,761 |
| 1926 | 3,485 |
| 1927 | 3,605 |
| 1928 | 3,598 |
| 1929 | 3,465 |
| 1930 | 3,542 |
| 1931 | 3,489 |
| 1932 | 3,607 |
| 1933 | 3,549 |
| 1934 | 4,108 |
| 1935 | 4,906 |
| 1936 | 5,800 |
| 1937 | 7,094 |
| 1938 | 9,076 |
| 1939 | 10,829 |
| 1940 | 13,228 |
| 1941 | 15,935 |
| 1942 | 21,728 |
| 1943 | 24,745 |
| 1944 | 26,717 |
| 1945 | 29,902 |
| 1946 | 41,192 |
| 1947 | 50,505 |
| 1948 | 52,566 |
| 1949 | 60,046 |
| 1950 | 65,138 |
| 1951 | 72,805 |
| 1952 | 79,039 |
| 1953 | 84,202 |
| 1954 | 88,564 |
| 1955 | 88,352 |
| 1956 | 90,691 |
| 1957 | 92,786 |
| 1958 | 90,598 |
| 1959 | 85,291 |
| 1960 | 84,139 |
| 1961 | 86,968 |
| 1962 | 85,056 |
| 1963 | 83,757 |
| 1964 | 82,619 |
| 1965 | 81,002 |
| 1966 | 79,984 |
| 1967 | 82,412 |
| 1968 | 81,974 |
| 1969 | 85,159 |
| 1970 | 85,271 |
| 1971 | 77,585 |
| 1972 | 71,391 |
| 1973 | 67,808 |
| 1974 | 67,535 |
| 1975 | 68,422 |
| 1976 | 66,917 |
| 1977 | 67,588 |
| 1978 | 67,133 |
| 1979 | 67,718 |
| 1980 | 68,687 |
| 1981 | 68,759 |
| 1982 | 68,228 |
| 1983 | 67,997 |
| 1984 | 67,741 |
| 1985 | 64,936 |
| 1986 | 64,236 |
| 1987 | 63,663 |
| 1988 | 64,168 |
| 1989 | 65,409 |
| 1990 | 65,318 |
| 1991 | 60,807 |
| 1992 | 54,409 |
| 1993 | 49,568 |
| 1994 | 44,475 |
| 1995 | 41,410 |
| 1996 | 38,373 |
| 1997 | 37,557 |
| 1998 | 36,619 |
| 1999 | 33,915 |
| 2000 | 32,043 |
| 2001 | 29,689 |
| 2002 | 28,258 |
| 2003 | 27,129 |
| 2004 | 25,470 |
| 2005 | 23,827 |
| 2006 | 22,651 |
| 2007 | 22,024 |
| 2008 | 20,651 |
| 2009 | 18,960 |
| 2010 | 17,381 |
| 2011 | 16,822 |
| 2012 | 16,209 |
| 2013 | 15,540 |
| 2014 | 15,496 |
| 2015 | 14,497 |
| 2016 | 14,139 |
| 2017 | 12,723 |
| 2018 | 11,750 |
| 2019 | 10,614 |
| 2020 | 9,824 |
| 2021 | 9,136 |
| 2022 | 8,888 |
| 2023 | 8,416 |
| 2024 | 8,189 |