Trend of the Popularity of John as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 484 male babies that were named John in California, which was 0.27% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name John peaked as a male baby name in California in 1981 with a count of 3,217 babies, which was 1.60% of the total male babies born in California in 1981.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named John, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named John.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named John in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named John in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named John from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of John as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	3023	1.57
1981	3217	1.60
1982	3131	1.53
1983	3026	1.46
1984	3082	1.45
1985	3026	1.36
1986	2848	1.25
1987	3002	1.26
1988	2951	1.17
1989	2974	1.11
1990	2895	1.00
1991	2716	0.94
1992	2623	0.92
1993	2457	0.89
1994	2335	0.88
1995	2088	0.80
1996	1953	0.77
1997	1841	0.75
1998	1731	0.71
1999	1761	0.73
2000	1659	0.67
2001	1579	0.65
2002	1435	0.59
2003	1444	0.57
2004	1423	0.56
2005	1347	0.53
2006	1340	0.52
2007	1155	0.44
2008	1144	0.45
2009	1032	0.43
2010	961	0.41
2011	909	0.40
2012	908	0.39
2013	917	0.40
2014	926	0.40
2015	770	0.34
2016	738	0.33
2017	796	0.37
2018	683	0.33
2019	640	0.32
2020	623	0.33
2021	522	0.28
2022	496	0.26
2023	482	0.27
2024	484	0.27