John is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #23 in 2025.
John is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #23 among boys (8,027) and #13,974 among girls (6) — overall #33 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,033 | 8,046 | #13,974 | #23 |
| 2024 | 8,095 | 8,111 | #11,583 | #21 |
| 2023 | 7,809 | 7,825 | #16,262 | #26 |
| 2022 | 8,008 | 8,028 | #12,832 | #26 |
| 2021 | 8,195 | 8,217 | #10,654 | #27 |
| 2020 | 8,274 | 8,294 | #10,652 | #27 |
| 2019 | 8,877 | 8,912 | #7,922 | #28 |
| 2018 | 9,218 | 9,257 | #7,941 | #26 |
| 2017 | 9,546 | 9,577 | #10,295 | #27 |
| 2016 | 10,072 | 10,105 | #9,123 | #28 |
| 2015 | 10,434 | 10,499 | #9,770 | #26 |
| 2014 | 10,715 | 10,772 | #8,251 | #26 |
| 2013 | 10,755 | 10,834 | #7,557 | #27 |
| 2012 | 10,649 | 10,722 | #10,031 | #28 |
| 2011 | 11,089 | 11,178 | #6,235 | #27 |
| 2010 | 11,578 | 11,702 | #10,787 | #26 |
| 2009 | 12,144 | 12,280 | #10,293 | #26 |
| 2008 | 13,358 | 13,506 | #6,243 | #20 |
| 2007 | 14,469 | 14,626 | #6,196 | #19 |
| 2006 | 15,212 | 15,383 | #4,205 | #19 |
| 2005 | 15,833 | 16,017 | #3,909 | #18 |
| 2004 | 16,541 | 16,713 | #2,408 | #17 |
| 2003 | 17,279 | 17,488 | #4,349 | #17 |
| 2002 | 17,498 | 17,689 | #5,562 | #17 |
| 2001 | 18,936 | 19,170 | #3,981 | #14 |
| 2000 | 20,142 | 20,387 | #4,467 | #14 |
| 1999 | 20,405 | 20,658 | #3,273 | #15 |
| 1998 | 20,660 | 20,935 | #4,180 | #15 |
| 1997 | 21,415 | — | #3,849 | #15 |
| 1996 | 22,225 | — | #3,176 | #15 |
| 1995 | 23,289 | — | #2,701 | #13 |
| 1994 | 24,235 | — | #2,602 | #15 |
| 1993 | 25,065 | — | #2,021 | #16 |
| 1992 | 26,309 | — | #2,333 | #14 |
| 1991 | 27,872 | — | #2,120 | #10 |
| 1990 | 29,170 | — | #1,786 | #12 |
| 1989 | 29,987 | — | #1,207 | #12 |
| 1988 | 29,594 | — | #989 | #11 |
| 1987 | 29,752 | — | #863 | #11 |
| 1986 | 30,429 | — | #774 | #10 |
| 1985 | 31,735 | — | #744 | #9 |
| 1984 | 32,848 | — | #700 | #8 |
| 1983 | 33,420 | — | #649 | #9 |
| 1982 | 34,932 | — | #730 | #8 |
| 1981 | 35,063 | — | #816 | #8 |
| 1980 | 35,525 | — | #689 | #8 |
| 1979 | 35,653 | — | #697 | #7 |
| 1978 | 34,236 | — | #712 | #7 |
| 1977 | 34,413 | — | #712 | #7 |
| 1976 | 34,186 | — | #703 | #6 |
| 1975 | 35,310 | — | #658 | #7 |
| 1974 | 37,866 | — | #615 | #6 |
| 1973 | 39,394 | — | #654 | #6 |
| 1972 | 43,382 | — | #668 | #5 |
| 1971 | 51,784 | — | #621 | #4 |
| 1970 | 58,781 | — | #601 | #4 |
| 1969 | 59,020 | — | #583 | #4 |
| 1968 | 61,206 | — | #558 | #3 |
| 1967 | 61,889 | — | #554 | #4 |
| 1966 | 65,300 | — | #565 | #4 |
| 1965 | 71,745 | — | #614 | #2 |
| 1964 | 82,772 | — | #621 | #2 |
| 1963 | 78,895 | — | #628 | #2 |
| 1962 | 78,713 | — | #585 | #3 |
| 1961 | 80,255 | — | #618 | #3 |
| 1960 | 76,340 | — | #646 | #4 |
| 1959 | 76,675 | — | #664 | #4 |
| 1958 | 76,262 | — | #692 | #5 |
| 1957 | 79,258 | — | #656 | #5 |
| 1956 | 81,028 | — | #638 | #5 |
| 1955 | 80,313 | — | #690 | #5 |
| 1954 | 81,353 | — | #690 | #4 |
| 1953 | 80,329 | — | #713 | #4 |
| 1952 | 83,337 | — | #630 | #3 |
| 1951 | 81,771 | — | #604 | #3 |
| 1950 | 79,592 | — | #638 | #3 |
| 1949 | 81,377 | — | #588 | #3 |
| 1948 | 83,026 | — | #605 | #3 |
| 1947 | 88,527 | — | #600 | #3 |
| 1946 | 79,475 | — | #548 | #3 |
| 1945 | 66,314 | — | #520 | #3 |
| 1944 | 66,796 | — | #540 | #3 |
| 1943 | 69,158 | — | #490 | #3 |
| 1942 | 66,284 | — | #475 | #3 |
| 1941 | 57,741 | — | #472 | #3 |
| 1940 | 54,994 | — | #463 | #3 |
| 1939 | 51,253 | — | #445 | #3 |
| 1938 | 50,733 | — | #457 | #3 |
| 1937 | 48,973 | — | #445 | #3 |
| 1936 | 47,886 | — | #446 | #3 |
| 1935 | 47,717 | — | #449 | #3 |
| 1934 | 47,000 | — | #408 | #3 |
| 1933 | 46,450 | — | #430 | #3 |
| 1932 | 48,922 | — | #374 | #3 |
| 1931 | 48,748 | — | #356 | #3 |
| 1930 | 52,849 | — | #327 | #3 |
| 1929 | 52,523 | — | #321 | #3 |
| 1928 | 54,184 | — | #323 | #2 |
| 1927 | 56,389 | — | #318 | #2 |
| 1926 | 56,493 | — | #339 | #2 |
| 1925 | 57,562 | — | #355 | #2 |
| 1924 | 59,434 | — | #347 | #2 |
| 1923 | 57,802 | — | #362 | #1 |
| 1922 | 57,565 | — | #385 | #1 |
| 1921 | 58,501 | — | #401 | #1 |
| 1920 | 57,194 | — | #395 | #1 |
| 1919 | 53,829 | — | #370 | #1 |
| 1918 | 56,806 | — | #419 | #1 |
| 1917 | 52,105 | — | #397 | #1 |
| 1916 | 50,270 | — | #411 | #1 |
| 1915 | 47,776 | — | #430 | #1 |
| 1914 | 38,116 | — | #408 | #1 |
| 1913 | 29,451 | — | #449 | #1 |
| 1912 | 24,700 | — | #446 | #1 |
| 1911 | 13,514 | — | #505 | #1 |
| 1910 | 11,538 | — | #422 | #1 |
| 1909 | 9,657 | — | #461 | #1 |
| 1908 | 9,401 | — | #475 | #1 |
| 1907 | 9,048 | — | #445 | #1 |
| 1906 | 8,307 | — | #531 | #1 |
| 1905 | 8,102 | — | #521 | #1 |
| 1904 | 8,148 | — | #524 | #1 |
| 1903 | 7,649 | — | #499 | #1 |
| 1902 | 7,945 | — | #521 | #1 |
| 1901 | 6,939 | — | #485 | #1 |
| 1900 | 9,874 | — | #502 | #1 |
| 1899 | 7,030 | — | #462 | #1 |
| 1898 | 8,214 | — | #416 | #1 |
| 1897 | 7,596 | — | #433 | #1 |
| 1896 | 8,188 | — | #408 | #1 |
| 1895 | 8,381 | — | #360 | #1 |
| 1894 | 8,297 | — | #362 | #1 |
| 1893 | 8,110 | — | #343 | #1 |
| 1892 | 9,093 | — | #363 | #1 |
| 1891 | 7,724 | — | #379 | #1 |
| 1890 | 8,558 | — | #344 | #1 |
| 1889 | 8,600 | — | #346 | #1 |
| 1888 | 9,299 | — | #333 | #1 |
| 1887 | 8,166 | — | #286 | #1 |
| 1886 | 9,074 | — | #300 | #1 |
| 1885 | 8,801 | — | #297 | #1 |
| 1884 | 9,428 | — | #309 | #1 |
| 1883 | 8,934 | — | #279 | #1 |
| 1882 | 9,597 | — | #278 | #1 |
| 1881 | 8,794 | — | #313 | #1 |
| 1880 | 9,701 | — | #229 | #1 |