How Many People Are Named Johnston?
people named Johnston are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 821,598 people in the US has this name
Based on 512 babies named Johnston in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
18 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Johnston in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Johnston alive today is about 27 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Johnston first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2007, to 18 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Johnston has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,361, in 1914. In 2025 it ranked #10,152.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,152 |
| Best rank | #2,361 (1914) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,866 in the 2000s |
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