Trend of the Popularity of John as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 230 male babies that were named John in New Jersey, which was 0.58% of the total number of male babies born in New Jersey in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name John peaked as a male baby name in New Jersey in 1989 with a count of 1,304 babies, which was 2.37% of the total male babies born in New Jersey in 1989.

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

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named John in New Jersey

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named John in New Jersey

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

Trend of the Popularity of John as a Male Baby Name in New Jersey

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1179	2.76
1981	1139	2.68
1982	1162	2.64
1983	1164	2.65
1984	1160	2.62
1985	1095	2.35
1986	1105	2.32
1987	1128	2.26
1988	1189	2.31
1989	1304	2.37
1990	1200	2.19
1991	1058	1.98
1992	1034	1.96
1993	1021	2.00
1994	901	1.78
1995	1051	2.12
1996	912	1.88
1997	878	1.83
1998	869	1.79
1999	876	1.85
2000	863	1.80
2001	815	1.69
2002	714	1.50
2003	696	1.44
2004	642	1.35
2005	690	1.47
2006	569	1.21
2007	523	1.12
2008	482	1.06
2009	410	0.92
2010	391	0.91
2011	436	1.03
2012	368	0.89
2013	316	0.76
2014	346	0.83
2015	306	0.74
2016	306	0.74
2017	285	0.70
2018	278	0.69
2019	276	0.69
2020	261	0.66
2021	258	0.64
2022	270	0.66
2023	237	0.59
2024	230	0.58