Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Johnson
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2000
Peak era
2000
Peak births
111
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Johnson
How many people are named Johnson?
An estimated 4,350 living Americans are named Johnson.
How rare is Johnson?
Johnson is very rare among babies today, with 34 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 69.4% from its 2000 peak.
How old is the typical Johnson?
The median age of a living American named Johnson is approximately 31 years, with most bearers falling between 19 and 44 years old.
Is Johnson still popular?
Not especially. Johnson has been declining since its 2000 peak and registered 34 births in 2025.
Where is Johnson most common?
Johnson has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 3.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20002025
Peak year
2000
Decline from peak
69.4%
2025
34
All-time
7,021
Where it lives now
Johnson is most concentrated in New York — about 2.6× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Johnson is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.