Boys name
John
John is a boys' name given to 4,927,430 boys in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1947 with 88,324 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among boys names in New York in 1910.
Which states favor John
John by state
Top states by all-time births named John. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 499,164 | #24 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 422,027 | #19 (2025) |
| 3 | California | 316,948 | #79 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 275,051 | #22 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 254,372 | #34 (2025) |
| 6 | Texas | 244,549 | #35 (2025) |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 200,990 | #13 (2025) |
| 8 | New Jersey | 198,618 | #26 (2025) |
| 9 | Michigan | 182,688 | #22 (2025) |
| 10 | North Carolina | 126,129 | #10 (2025) |
| 11 | Georgia | 125,942 | #8 (2025) |
| 12 | Florida | 118,818 | #33 (2025) |
| 13 | Indiana | 114,709 | #35 (2025) |
| 14 | Missouri | 113,137 | #21 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 110,766 | #10 (2025) |
| 16 | Alabama | 99,083 | #1 (2025) |
| 17 | Tennessee | 97,767 | #10 (2025) |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 97,289 | #31 (2025) |
| 19 | Maryland | 88,317 | #25 (2025) |
| 20 | Minnesota | 85,698 | #37 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).