How Many People Are Named Johnson?
people named Johnson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 76,530 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,043 babies named Johnson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
111 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Johnson (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Johnson alive today is about 34 years old, and 47% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Johnson first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2000, to 111 babies. In 2025, 34 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Johnson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #327, in 1905. In 2025 it ranked #3,405.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,405 |
| Best rank | #327 (1905) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,245 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Johnson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Johnson were born in California than in any other state: about 847 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Johnson was given 3 times as often in California, 2.9 times in South Carolina and 2.6 times in Arizona.
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