for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
John name popularity in England and Wales
John ranked #174 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 296 boys named John.
ONS
1,649 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Boys
John for boys and girls
Boys
296100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
John in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 296 | #174 |
| 2024 | boys | 304 | #164 |
| 2023 | boys | 334 | #158 |
| 2022 | boys | 360 | #150 |
| 2021 | boys | 359 | #154 |
| 2020 | boys | 361 | #150 |
| 2019 | boys | 431 | #131 |
| 2018 | boys | 486 | #122 |
| 2017 | boys | 513 | #118 |
| 2016 | boys | 512 | #120 |
| 2015 | boys | 594 | #108 |
| 2014 | boys | 601 | #101 |
Show full history (30 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 296 | #174 |
| 2024 | boys | 304 | #164 |
| 2023 | boys | 334 | #158 |
| 2022 | boys | 360 | #150 |
| 2021 | boys | 359 | #154 |
| 2020 | boys | 361 | #150 |
| 2019 | boys | 431 | #131 |
| 2018 | boys | 486 | #122 |
| 2017 | boys | 513 | #118 |
| 2016 | boys | 512 | #120 |
| 2015 | boys | 594 | #108 |
| 2014 | boys | 601 | #101 |
| 2013 | boys | 576 | #107 |
| 2012 | boys | 618 | #104 |
| 2011 | boys | 645 | #100 |
| 2010 | boys | 690 | #94 |
| 2009 | boys | 762 | #83 |
| 2008 | boys | 810 | #83 |
| 2007 | boys | 905 | #75 |
| 2006 | boys | 905 | #73 |
| 2005 | boys | 946 | #72 |
| 2004 | boys | 995 | #64 |
| 2003 | boys | 920 | #66 |
| 2002 | boys | 916 | #64 |
| 2001 | boys | 995 | #58 |
| 2000 | boys | 1,096 | #58 |
| 1999 | boys | 1,158 | #57 |
| 1998 | boys | 1,357 | #53 |
| 1997 | boys | 1,439 | #49 |
| 1996 | boys | 1,649 | #46 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.