Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: GermanJohn is a very common given male name in the English language, ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ioon, Ihon, Iohn, Jan, itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan, from Medieval Latin Johannes, an altered form of Late Latin Ioannes.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of John yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 9,655 | #1 |
| 1881 | 8,768 | #1 |
| 1882 | 9,557 | #1 |
| 1883 | 8,894 | #1 |
| 1884 | 9,388 | #1 |
| 1885 | 8,756 | #1 |
| 1886 | 9,026 | #1 |
| 1887 | 8,110 | #1 |
| 1888 | 9,247 | #1 |
| 1889 | 8,548 | #1 |
| 1890 | 8,502 | #1 |
| 1891 | 7,680 | #1 |
| 1892 | 9,039 | #1 |
| 1893 | 8,049 | #1 |
| 1894 | 8,237 | #1 |
| 1895 | 8,320 | #1 |
| 1896 | 8,138 | #1 |
| 1897 | 7,550 | #1 |
| 1898 | 8,159 | #1 |
| 1899 | 6,990 | #1 |
| 1900 | 9,828 | #1 |
| 1901 | 6,900 | #1 |
| 1902 | 7,907 | #1 |
| 1903 | 7,608 | #1 |
| 1904 | 8,108 | #1 |
| 1905 | 8,059 | #1 |
| 1906 | 8,264 | #1 |
| 1907 | 8,983 | #1 |
| 1908 | 9,343 | #1 |
| 1909 | 9,590 | #1 |
| 1910 | 11,450 | #1 |
| 1911 | 13,446 | #1 |
| 1912 | 24,588 | #1 |
| 1913 | 29,329 | #1 |
| 1914 | 37,947 | #1 |
| 1915 | 47,576 | #1 |
| 1916 | 50,043 | #1 |
| 1917 | 51,852 | #1 |
| 1918 | 56,558 | #1 |
| 1919 | 53,523 | #1 |
| 1920 | 56,913 | #1 |
| 1921 | 58,215 | #1 |
| 1922 | 57,281 | #1 |
| 1923 | 57,467 | #1 |
| 1924 | 59,052 | #2 |
| 1925 | 57,195 | #2 |
| 1926 | 56,108 | #2 |
| 1927 | 55,949 | #2 |
| 1928 | 53,761 | #2 |
| 1929 | 52,110 | #3 |
| 1930 | 52,447 | #3 |
| 1931 | 48,422 | #3 |
| 1932 | 48,625 | #3 |
| 1933 | 46,225 | #3 |
| 1934 | 46,742 | #3 |
| 1935 | 47,510 | #3 |
| 1936 | 47,679 | #3 |
| 1937 | 48,753 | #3 |
| 1938 | 50,518 | #3 |
| 1939 | 51,025 | #3 |
| 1940 | 54,784 | #3 |
| 1941 | 57,519 | #3 |
| 1942 | 66,041 | #3 |
| 1943 | 68,928 | #3 |
| 1944 | 66,611 | #3 |
| 1945 | 66,118 | #3 |
| 1946 | 79,266 | #3 |
| 1947 | 88,321 | #3 |
| 1948 | 82,832 | #3 |
| 1949 | 81,180 | #3 |
| 1950 | 79,412 | #3 |
| 1951 | 81,570 | #3 |
| 1952 | 83,138 | #3 |
| 1953 | 80,167 | #4 |
| 1954 | 81,176 | #4 |
| 1955 | 80,122 | #5 |
| 1956 | 80,806 | #5 |
| 1957 | 79,032 | #5 |
| 1958 | 76,049 | #5 |
| 1959 | 76,445 | #4 |
| 1960 | 76,086 | #4 |
| 1961 | 79,973 | #3 |
| 1962 | 78,420 | #3 |
| 1963 | 78,616 | #2 |
| 1964 | 82,519 | #2 |
| 1965 | 71,499 | #2 |
| 1966 | 65,015 | #4 |
| 1967 | 61,603 | #4 |
| 1968 | 60,906 | #3 |
| 1969 | 58,737 | #4 |
| 1970 | 58,496 | #4 |
| 1971 | 51,508 | #4 |
| 1972 | 43,162 | #5 |
| 1973 | 39,169 | #6 |
| 1974 | 37,618 | #6 |
| 1975 | 35,075 | #7 |
| 1976 | 33,979 | #6 |
| 1977 | 34,199 | #7 |
| 1978 | 34,018 | #7 |
| 1979 | 35,412 | #7 |
| 1980 | 35,277 | #8 |
| 1981 | 34,872 | #8 |
| 1982 | 34,707 | #8 |
| 1983 | 33,158 | #9 |
| 1984 | 32,611 | #8 |
| 1985 | 31,499 | #9 |
| 1986 | 30,208 | #10 |
| 1987 | 29,553 | #11 |
| 1988 | 29,423 | #11 |
| 1989 | 29,853 | #12 |
| 1990 | 29,090 | #12 |
| 1991 | 27,809 | #10 |
| 1992 | 26,255 | #14 |
| 1993 | 24,995 | #16 |
| 1994 | 24,186 | #15 |
| 1995 | 23,244 | #13 |
| 1996 | 22,186 | #15 |
| 1997 | 21,386 | #15 |
| 1998 | 20,631 | #15 |
| 1999 | 20,365 | #15 |
| 2000 | 20,113 | #14 |
| 2001 | 18,903 | #14 |
| 2002 | 17,476 | #17 |
| 2003 | 17,249 | #17 |
| 2004 | 16,467 | #18 |
| 2005 | 15,791 | #18 |
| 2006 | 15,176 | #19 |
| 2007 | 14,440 | #19 |
| 2008 | 13,335 | #20 |
| 2009 | 12,133 | #26 |
| 2010 | 11,567 | #26 |
| 2011 | 11,065 | #27 |
| 2012 | 10,635 | #28 |
| 2013 | 10,736 | #27 |
| 2014 | 10,699 | #26 |
| 2015 | 10,421 | #26 |
| 2016 | 10,055 | #28 |
| 2017 | 9,530 | #27 |
| 2018 | 9,198 | #26 |
| 2019 | 8,857 | #28 |
| 2020 | 8,262 | #27 |
| 2021 | 8,182 | #27 |
| 2022 | 7,993 | #26 |
| 2023 | 7,793 | #26 |
| 2024 | 8,047 | #21 |
