Is Johnson a boy or girl name?
Johnson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 32 boys were named Johnson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 7,009 US babies named Johnson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,547
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Johnson since 1880
- 7,009
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 111 babies
Boys and girls named Johnson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 221 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 522 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 1920s | 632 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 411 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 472 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 365 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 352 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 268 | 6 | 2.2% |
| 1980s | 822 | 10 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 884 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 879 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 641 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 237 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | #3,547 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,711 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 72 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,197 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 71 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 94 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 87 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 97 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 111 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 78 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 65 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 85 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 102 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 93 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 87 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 106 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 92 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 89 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 99 | #949 | 5 | #12,099 |
| 1986 | 89 | #976 | 5 | #11,696 |
| 1985 | 82 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 85 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 92 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,241 | 6 | #8,913 |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 41 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 29 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 27 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 41 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 45 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 45 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 60 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 51 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 47 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 55 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 51 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 54 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 44 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 37 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 39 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 40 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 54 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 52 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 58 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 66 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 57 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 61 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 57 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 64 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 63 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 52 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 85 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 69 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 77 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 79 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 54 | #867 | 6 | #4,340 |
| 1916 | 70 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 74 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 52 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 32 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 42 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 24 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 24 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 17 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 16 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 25 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 38 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 20 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 13 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 18 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 36 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 22 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 10 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 20 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 13 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 24 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 16 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 13 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 18 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 11 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 11 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 13 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 11 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 13 | #512 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Johnson reached #327 in 1905. As a girl name, it reached #4,340 in 1917. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Johnson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.