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Oct 2026

Johnson

OriginEnglish
Meaning"son of John"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked

Below 5 births

Boys#3406

2025 SSA

About Johnson

No competition for Jackson.

Johnson is also given to girls.

Pronounced JON-sun.

As of October 2026, Johnson ranked #12099 for girls in US births in 1987 and #3406 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4340 for girls in 1917 and #327 for boys in 1905.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,340
Boys #3,406
#2,000#3,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rank · girlsBirths · girlsUS rank · boysBirths · boys
2014—0#2,21961
2015—0#1,94175
2016—0#2,00172
2017—0#2,20461
2018—0#2,40255
2019—0#2,32359
2020—0#2,22062
2021—0#2,74946
2022—0#2,68949
2023—0#2,71148
2024—0#3,54732
2025—0#3,40634
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Johnsons

  • Johnson Barnes aka BluBoy

    American rapper

  • Johnson BwalyaBoy

    Zambian footballer

  • Lyndon Baines JohnsonBoy

    36th President of the United States

  • Wes JohnsonBoy

    American YouTuber and member of Smosh Games

Johnson in pop culture

  • Johnson JohnsonBoy

    main character in mystery novels by Dorothy Dunnett

  • JohnsonBoy

    pink elephant character on Australian TV series "Johnson and Friends"

  • JohnsonBoy

    slang for penis

  • Daisy JohnsonBoy

    character on TV's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Variations & nicknames

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