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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 247 male babies that were named John in Massachusetts, which was 0.92% of the total number of male babies born in Massachusetts in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name John peaked as a male baby name in Massachusetts in 1989 with a count of 996 babies, which was 2.28% of the total male babies born in Massachusetts in 1989.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	952	2.74
1981	901	2.52
1982	913	2.52
1983	898	2.47
1984	937	2.51
1985	969	2.47
1986	865	2.21
1987	964	2.36
1988	922	2.22
1989	996	2.28
1990	931	2.12
1991	901	2.17
1992	874	2.14
1993	834	2.11
1994	878	2.27
1995	849	2.25
1996	844	2.27
1997	796	2.19
1998	746	2.03
1999	802	2.21
2000	814	2.25
2001	732	2.06
2002	656	1.85
2003	616	1.76
2004	539	1.59
2005	519	1.58
2006	482	1.47
2007	433	1.32
2008	442	1.38
2009	395	1.27
2010	345	1.15
2011	377	1.26
2012	323	1.09
2013	346	1.18
2014	324	1.08
2015	306	1.03
2016	341	1.16
2017	309	1.07
2018	266	0.94
2019	284	1.01
2020	245	0.91
2021	276	0.97
2022	254	0.92
2023	224	0.82
2024	247	0.92