John

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

John 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

John first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1964 with 467 babies (rank #60 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of John

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.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,713

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

467

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: John the Baptist; John the Evangelist
In Sherlock Holmes: Dr John Watson — Holmes' friend and chronicler
In Little Women: John Brooke — Meg's husband
In Peaky Blinders: John Shelby — the middle brother
In Yellowstone: John Dutton — the patriarch

Famous people named John

John F. Kennedyanti-communist · b. 1917
John Lockephilosopher of law · b. 1632
John Adamspolitical philosopher · b. 1735
John Maynard Keynesnon-fiction writer · b. 1883
John Lennonpop singer · b. 1940

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	134	#114
1956	176	#94
1957	165	#101
1958	173	#99
1959	173	#102
1960	190	#100
1961	229	#90
1962	255	#86
1963	290	#79
1964	467	#60
1965	375	#71
1966	340	#77
1967	363	#68
1968	357	#72
1969	367	#74
1970	315	#84
1971	243	#96
1972	207	#104
1973	196	#101
1974	199	#97
1975	154	#117
1976	159	#120
1977	134	#130
1978	181	#103
1979	153	#120
1980	181	#107
1981	180	#106
1982	184	#104
1983	147	#124
1984	146	#129
1985	157	#123
1986	139	#135
1987	155	#127
1988	132	#140
1989	111	#167
1990	91	#197
1991	131	#155
1992	104	#186
1993	94	#204
1994	74	#245
1995	58	#288
1996	71	#254
1997	46	#345
1998	50	#338
1999	43	#365
2000	51	#335
2001	35	#418
2002	38	#391
2003	37	#392
2004	30	#435
2005	29	#432
2006	31	#408
2007	29	#416
2008	18	#540
2009	18	#530
2010	15	#589
2011	15	#578
2012	29	#367
2013	23	#424
2014	26	#384