Johnson
Boy
Johnson is a boys' name, meaning “son of John”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
What does Johnson mean?
“son of John”
A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Johnson a girl's or a boy's name?
Johnson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Johnson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Johnson, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Johnson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Johnson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Johnson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Johnson, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,212th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 111 boys.
Half of all the boys named Johnson in the US since 1880 were born between 1932 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Johnson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,731 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,212 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,309 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,384 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2016 | 72 | #1,991 |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,931 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,203 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,138 |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 72 | #1,926 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,186 |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,773 |
| 2008 | 71 | #1,980 |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,621 |
| 2006 | 94 | #1,562 |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,708 |
| 2004 | 87 | #1,528 |
| 2003 | 97 | #1,380 |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,554 |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,477 |
| 2000 | 111 | #1,212 |
| 1999 | 78 | #1,468 |
| 1998 | 65 | #1,602 |
| 1997 | 85 | #1,323 |
| 1996 | 102 | #1,153 |
| 1995 | 93 | #1,198 |
| 1994 | 87 | #1,240 |
| 1993 | 106 | #1,081 |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,193 |
| 1991 | 92 | #1,141 |
| 1990 | 89 | #1,144 |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,041 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,030 |
| 1987 | 99 | #948 |
| 1986 | 89 | #970 |
| 1985 | 82 | #1,006 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,083 |
| 1983 | 85 | #956 |
| 1982 | 92 | #933 |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,154 |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,238 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,598 |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,540 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,883 |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,546 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,566 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,915 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,057 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,492 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,393 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,410 |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,372 |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,254 |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,171 |
| 1963 | 41 | #1,214 |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,402 |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,221 |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,272 |
| 1959 | 29 | #1,466 |
| 1958 | 27 | #1,510 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,531 |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,369 |
| 1954 | 41 | #1,168 |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,169 |
| 1952 | 45 | #1,080 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,149 |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,036 |
| 1949 | 45 | #1,046 |
| 1948 | 60 | #878 |
| 1947 | 51 | #999 |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,093 |
| 1945 | 47 | #943 |
| 1944 | 55 | #853 |
| 1943 | 51 | #933 |
| 1942 | 54 | #900 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,066 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,183 |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,052 |
| 1938 | 44 | #951 |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,056 |
| 1936 | 37 | #1,051 |
| 1935 | 39 | #1,020 |
| 1934 | 40 | #1,024 |
| 1933 | 38 | #1,051 |
| 1932 | 54 | #868 |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,194 |
| 1930 | 52 | #928 |
| 1929 | 58 | #869 |
| 1928 | 66 | #806 |
| 1927 | 57 | #898 |
| 1926 | 61 | #842 |
| 1925 | 57 | #890 |
| 1924 | 64 | #859 |
| 1923 | 63 | #853 |
| 1922 | 52 | #977 |
| 1921 | 85 | #707 |
| 1920 | 69 | #805 |
| 1919 | 77 | #720 |
| 1918 | 79 | #710 |
| 1917 | 54 | #864 |
| 1916 | 70 | #715 |
| 1915 | 74 | #675 |
| 1914 | 52 | #724 |
| 1913 | 32 | #855 |
| 1912 | 42 | #649 |
| 1911 | 18 | #758 |
| 1910 | 24 | #582 |
| 1909 | 24 | #530 |
| 1908 | 17 | #632 |
| 1907 | 16 | #634 |
| 1906 | 25 | #443 |
| 1905 | 38 | #322 |
| 1904 | 20 | #482 |
| 1903 | 14 | #595 |
| 1902 | 13 | #614 |
| 1901 | 18 | #453 |
| 1900 | 36 | #365 |
| 1899 | 22 | #394 |
| 1898 | 10 | #700 |
| 1897 | 11 | #652 |
| 1896 | 20 | #438 |
| 1895 | 13 | #579 |
| 1894 | 6 | #953 |
| 1893 | 13 | #538 |
| 1892 | 20 | #422 |
| 1891 | 24 | #349 |
| 1890 | 16 | #458 |
| 1889 | 13 | #525 |
| 1888 | 18 | #442 |
| 1887 | 11 | #544 |
| 1886 | 11 | #578 |
| 1885 | 13 | #521 |
| 1884 | 13 | #520 |
| 1883 | 12 | #527 |
| 1882 | 11 | #576 |
| 1881 | 11 | #533 |
| 1880 | 13 | #505 |
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