Johnpaul
A joined form of John and Paul, used as a single name especially among Catholic families. John goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, Yahweh is gracious, and Paul to the Latin paulus, small.
Johnpaul in 2025
Johnpaul was given to 101 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,519th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 32,825 babies born.
The history of Johnpaul
Johnpaul reached its highest point in 2005, when 273 babies were given the name, ranking 1,633rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,497th, in 1979.
Across the 66 years of records since 1960, 6,060 babies have been named Johnpaul. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Johnpaul by decade
| Decade | Babies named Johnpaul | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108 | 4,104 |
| 1970s | 594 | 1,497 |
| 1980s | 1,096 | 1,731 |
| 1990s | 913 | 2,461 |
| 2000s | 1,505 | 1,633 |
| 2010s | 1,283 | 2,487 |
| 2020s | 561 | 3,297 |
Where Johnpaul is heading
Johnpaul has fallen 26% over the past decade, from 136 babies in 2015 to 101 in 2025.
Names like Johnpaul
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Johnpaul.