John

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John closed 2025 at #23 on the boys' board: 8,027 boys, 0.47% of the market. The ten-year move is -14% (-62% over thirty); it peaked in 1947 at 88,321 boys (#3 that year), and has moved 5,182,497 units since first listing in 1880. It trades on both boards — the toggle up top swaps the desk to the girls' board.

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1880
First listed
5,182,497
All-time boys
1947
Busiest year (88,321 babies)
8,027
Babies born
#23
Rank (M)
0.47%
Share of boys
-14%
10-yr change
-62%
30-yr change
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State distribution · John M · 2021–25 · tile brightness = rate vs. national
AK×2.2ME×1.3VT×1.7NH×1.8WA×0.9ID×1.0MT×1.7ND×0.9MN×0.9WI×1.0MI×1.0NY×1.1MA×1.9RI×2.1OR×0.8NV×0.8WY×2.5SD×1.0IA×0.8IL×1.2IN×1.0OH×1.0PA×1.5NJ×1.3CT×1.7CA×0.6UT×0.8CO×1.0NE×0.9MO×1.3KY×1.6WV×1.2VA×1.5MD×1.3DE×1.7AZ×0.7NM×0.7KS×1.2AR×1.6TN×1.7NC×1.4SC×2.1DC×2.6OK×1.2LA×1.8MS×3.1AL×3.0GA×1.5HI×1.4TX×1.0FL×1.0
MS · 813 babies×3.1 national
AL · 1,530 babies×3.0 national
DC · 180 babies×2.6 national
WY · 67 babies×2.5 national
AK · 119 babies×2.2 national
SC · 998 babies×2.1 national
Trades near John · 2025 boys' board
RankNameBabies’16–’25
#18SamuelFM8,334
#19LeoFM8,173
#20EzraFM8,126
#21MichaelFM8,094
#22DanielFM8,085
#23JohnFM8,027
#24EthanFM7,852
#25JulianFM7,603
#26SantiagoFM7,554
#27CooperFM7,472
#28AsherFM7,456
Origin

John: From the Bible, itself from Hebrew.

Same shelf:

RankNameBabies’16–’25
#2NoahFM20,358
#6JamesFM11,945
#7ElijahFM11,111
#7IsabellaF10,666
#11BenjaminFM9,762
#12LeviFM9,642
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