John

Meaning and origin of John

Popularity of John in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1982.
• Over recent years, John has been stable (−2.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one John every 40 schools, all spellings combined.

John in English-speaking countries

John ranks 22^nd in United States, 30^th in Ireland and 62^nd in Ontario (Canada), against 763^rd in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  30^th boys’ name484 babies in 3 years1 boy in 148−3.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  22^nd boys’ name23,918 babies in 3 years1 boy in 215−1.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  67^th boys’ name108 babies in 3 years1 boy in 236−1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  62^nd boys’ name532 babies in 3 years1 boy in 319−4.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  74^th boys’ name139 babies in 3 years1 boy in 320−1.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  92^nd boys’ name144 babies in 3 years1 boy in 342−3.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  95^th boys’ name168 babies in 3 years1 boy in 357−3.6% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  167^th boys’ name934 babies in 3 years1 boy in 885−4.3% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Jon (in French)40
• Jhon5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to John

• Jim
• Nouh
• Saul
• Dan
• Jed
• Lyes
• Matt
• Jake
• Jarod
• Joël
• Ben
• Seth

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin