Johnpaul
Boy · jon-PAWL · Modern
Johnpaul is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “God is gracious + small”. In 2025 it ranked 1,654th for boys in the US (101 babies).
What does Johnpaul mean?
Modern: compound of John and Paul
“God is gracious + small”
Often honours Pope John Paul II; the papal name was created in 1978 to honour Popes John XXIII and Paul VI.
- Say it
- jon-PAWL
Is Johnpaul a girl's or a boy's name?
Johnpaul is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 101 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Johnpaul in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Johnpaul in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Johnpaul in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 2 | #3,848 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Johnpaul in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,654among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 101about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 101 boys in the US were named Johnpaul, making it the 1,654th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,528th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 273 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960.
2025 had more boys named Johnpaul than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Johnpaul in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Johnpaul in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | #1,654 |
| 2024 | 88 | #1,833 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,875 |
| 2022 | 92 | #1,782 |
| 2021 | 87 | #1,799 |
| 2020 | 109 | #1,528 |
| 2019 | 99 | #1,642 |
| 2018 | 123 | #1,418 |
| 2017 | 126 | #1,393 |
| 2016 | 122 | #1,421 |
| 2015 | 136 | #1,304 |
| 2014 | 167 | #1,137 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,520 |
| 2012 | 124 | #1,359 |
| 2011 | 161 | #1,126 |
| 2010 | 119 | #1,399 |
| 2009 | 136 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 148 | #1,192 |
| 2007 | 181 | #1,038 |
| 2006 | 193 | #963 |
| 2005 | 273 | #739 |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,249 |
| 2003 | 128 | #1,166 |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,354 |
| 2001 | 105 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 124 | #1,123 |
| 1999 | 124 | #1,078 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,298 |
| 1997 | 89 | #1,281 |
| 1996 | 94 | #1,196 |
| 1995 | 102 | #1,129 |
| 1994 | 91 | #1,203 |
| 1993 | 81 | #1,256 |
| 1992 | 68 | #1,366 |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,196 |
| 1990 | 88 | #1,151 |
| 1989 | 93 | #1,090 |
| 1988 | 99 | #969 |
| 1987 | 125 | #833 |
| 1986 | 111 | #860 |
| 1985 | 83 | #997 |
| 1984 | 103 | #866 |
| 1983 | 100 | #878 |
| 1982 | 122 | #802 |
| 1981 | 139 | #735 |
| 1980 | 121 | #796 |
| 1979 | 174 | #649 |
| 1978 | 94 | #886 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,289 |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,123 |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,378 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,182 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,329 |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,348 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,657 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,976 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
Nicknames for Johnpaul
- JP
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