John
In 2025 John comes in at #23 nationally, holding steady. Its high-water mark came in 1947, which makes it a grandparent-generation name enjoying its afterlife.
What John carries
John · Hebrew
“the Lord’s grace”
Source: Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), see our sources.
John’s free Name Kit
Five printables for John, drawn in your browser at print size the moment you ask: a name print for the wall, a nursery sign, a tracing sheet, a shortlist sheet, and twelve sibling names with the reason for each. Letter size, 300 dpi, in the site’s own hand.
- Name print Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
- Nursery sign The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
- Tracing sheet The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
- Shortlist sheet A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
- Sibling names sheet Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Name print
Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
Nursery sign
The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
Tracing sheet
The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
Shortlist sheet
A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
Sibling names sheet
Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Print on plain letter paper or heavier card; the sign and the print look best on matte stock.
John since 1880
John peaked in 1947 at #3; #23 in 2025.
United States national data, Social Security Administration, through 2025, how we use it.
Where John is most common
John is most common in Alabama: 1.59% of the state's recorded boys' names in 2025. Mississippi (1.39%) and Wyoming (1.38%) follow.
Share of the state's recorded names for that sex, from the Social Security Administration's state file; a name is listed in a state only when five or more babies received it there that year.
Names that sit near John
Same shelf of the library: origin, era and shape, scored deterministically.
Joseph
#29 in 2025 · Hebrew
James
#6 in 2025 · Hebrew
Jane
#221 in 2025 · Hebrew
Michael
#21 in 2025 · Hebrew
David
#35 in 2025 · Hebrew
Jack
#15 in 2025 · Hebrew
Juan
#159 in 2025 · Hebrew
Joel
#219 in 2025 · Hebrew
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About John
How popular is the name John?
In 2025 John comes in at #23 nationally, holding steady. Every point on the chart is the SSA's own count, back to 1880.
What is the recorded meaning of John?
“the Lord’s grace” is the meaning our source sets down, of Hebrew origin (Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884)).
Is there a sibling name for John?
Nearest by the published recipe: Joseph, James and Jane. The sibling matcher scores every common American name against the ones you already have.
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