Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Johnston

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From Johns farm

Pronunciation

jo(h)-ns-ton, john-ston

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #4991, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
20257
20249
20236
202210
20218
20206
2019–
201810
20175
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #288, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence