Johnston is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Johnston is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,156 for boy births in the United States (and #20,938 across all names), given to 7 babies. Johnston was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 2007 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #10,156 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #8,641 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #11,483 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #8,020 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #9,229 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #11,250 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,870 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #13,173 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #7,859 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #7,755 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,183 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #7,795 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,485 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,506 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #7,309 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #5,686 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,400 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #5,101 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #10,094 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #7,244 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #6,968 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,300 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,689 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #4,908 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,257 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,458 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,517 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #5,314 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #6,662 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,508 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #9,061 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #6,213 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #6,779 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,557 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,517 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,301 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #4,911 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,243 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,310 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,757 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #4,305 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,692 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #3,717 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #4,658 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #3,538 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,457 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,249 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,344 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,834 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #3,729 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #4,082 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,179 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #2,901 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #3,672 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,449 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,571 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,377 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #4,635 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,106 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,047 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #2,999 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #3,055 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,105 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,362 |