Johnson

Boy English #2711 in 2023

Johnson is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of Johnson

Founded by people with the surname. A patronymic surname from, literally “son of John”. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.

Popularity of Johnson

Popularity, 1880–2023

48 births in 2023

1880 2023

6,955 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2000

111 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.