MallowbyNames

John vs Robert

John leads today (#23 vs #92), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named John and Robert per year in U.S. Social Security records, 18802025.

30.6k61.1k91.7k1880192019602000JohnRobert1880: John 9,655 · Robert 2,4151881: John 8,768 · Robert 2,1401882: John 9,557 · Robert 2,5001883: John 8,894 · Robert 2,3341884: John 9,388 · Robert 2,4681885: John 8,756 · Robert 2,3221886: John 9,026 · Robert 2,4431887: John 8,110 · Robert 2,1251888: John 9,247 · Robert 2,8141889: John 8,548 · Robert 2,5131890: John 8,502 · Robert 2,5411891: John 7,680 · Robert 2,2401892: John 9,039 · Robert 2,7101893: John 8,049 · Robert 2,5631894: John 8,237 · Robert 2,4971895: John 8,320 · Robert 2,6351896: John 8,138 · Robert 2,7191897: John 7,550 · Robert 2,7011898: John 8,159 · Robert 2,9321899: John 6,990 · Robert 2,6091900: John 9,828 · Robert 3,8211901: John 6,900 · Robert 2,5431902: John 7,907 · Robert 3,1801903: John 7,608 · Robert 3,0441904: John 8,108 · Robert 3,4141905: John 8,059 · Robert 3,4101906: John 8,264 · Robert 3,6351907: John 8,983 · Robert 4,0201908: John 9,343 · Robert 4,2191909: John 9,590 · Robert 4,5631910: John 11,450 · Robert 5,6091911: John 13,446 · Robert 6,5261912: John 24,588 · Robert 12,8361913: John 29,329 · Robert 15,6841914: John 37,947 · Robert 21,1881915: John 47,576 · Robert 28,7371916: John 50,043 · Robert 31,7411917: John 51,852 · Robert 35,2201918: John 56,558 · Robert 40,6191919: John 53,522 · Robert 41,0251920: John 56,913 · Robert 48,6791921: John 58,216 · Robert 52,7791922: John 57,280 · Robert 53,7961923: John 57,467 · Robert 56,1111924: John 59,052 · Robert 60,8021925: John 57,195 · Robert 60,8951926: John 56,108 · Robert 61,1301927: John 55,949 · Robert 61,6741928: John 53,760 · Robert 60,7011929: John 52,112 · Robert 59,8071930: John 52,447 · Robert 62,1531931: John 48,423 · Robert 60,5191932: John 48,624 · Robert 59,2681933: John 46,224 · Robert 54,2211934: John 46,743 · Robert 55,8431935: John 47,509 · Robert 56,5271936: John 47,683 · Robert 58,5001937: John 48,755 · Robert 61,8421938: John 50,517 · Robert 62,2711939: John 51,025 · Robert 59,6661940: John 54,786 · Robert 61,1981941: John 57,520 · Robert 64,2471942: John 66,043 · Robert 71,8451943: John 68,929 · Robert 74,8921944: John 66,616 · Robert 70,8551945: John 66,117 · Robert 69,9471946: John 79,267 · Robert 84,1361947: John 88,324 · Robert 91,6551948: John 82,834 · Robert 85,4781949: John 81,178 · Robert 83,8731950: John 79,412 · Robert 83,5531951: John 81,569 · Robert 86,3531952: John 83,140 · Robert 86,5881953: John 80,165 · Robert 86,2431954: John 81,168 · Robert 86,3311955: John 80,128 · Robert 83,7581956: John 80,804 · Robert 83,9241957: John 79,033 · Robert 81,7651958: John 76,057 · Robert 77,3381959: John 76,446 · Robert 74,5421960: John 76,096 · Robert 72,3571961: John 79,983 · Robert 72,9771962: John 78,427 · Robert 70,1991963: John 78,636 · Robert 70,0071964: John 82,508 · Robert 69,9801965: John 71,493 · Robert 63,1061966: John 65,016 · Robert 59,3171967: John 61,600 · Robert 56,3691968: John 60,903 · Robert 58,1741969: John 58,732 · Robert 58,3001970: John 58,491 · Robert 57,1771971: John 51,512 · Robert 50,6341972: John 43,158 · Robert 43,0131973: John 39,165 · Robert 38,6981974: John 37,612 · Robert 37,0051975: John 35,079 · Robert 35,3061976: John 33,976 · Robert 33,7891977: John 34,195 · Robert 34,2141978: John 34,014 · Robert 33,3741979: John 35,410 · Robert 34,0151980: John 35,274 · Robert 34,2661981: John 34,868 · Robert 34,3951982: John 34,698 · Robert 34,4091983: John 33,154 · Robert 32,7451984: John 32,610 · Robert 31,7681985: John 31,502 · Robert 32,0941986: John 30,209 · Robert 31,3501987: John 29,555 · Robert 30,2371988: John 29,427 · Robert 30,3191989: John 29,853 · Robert 30,0721990: John 29,089 · Robert 28,8861991: John 27,809 · Robert 26,8391992: John 26,253 · Robert 24,0941993: John 24,996 · Robert 22,4471994: John 24,187 · Robert 20,5601995: John 23,244 · Robert 18,5861996: John 22,188 · Robert 17,6761997: John 21,386 · Robert 16,3041998: John 20,633 · Robert 15,5271999: John 20,366 · Robert 14,5402000: John 20,115 · Robert 13,7392001: John 18,904 · Robert 12,6652002: John 17,477 · Robert 12,0312003: John 17,249 · Robert 11,3992004: John 16,470 · Robert 10,6842005: John 15,796 · Robert 10,1662006: John 15,177 · Robert 9,9112007: John 14,447 · Robert 9,3882008: John 13,336 · Robert 8,8412009: John 12,133 · Robert 7,8422010: John 11,568 · Robert 7,5692011: John 11,068 · Robert 6,9842012: John 10,638 · Robert 6,9632013: John 10,739 · Robert 6,7212014: John 10,701 · Robert 6,6602015: John 10,423 · Robert 6,1372016: John 10,060 · Robert 6,0102017: John 9,536 · Robert 5,5662018: John 9,204 · Robert 5,1912019: John 8,863 · Robert 4,8532020: John 8,265 · Robert 4,4022021: John 8,186 · Robert 4,4362022: John 8,001 · Robert 4,0822023: John 7,804 · Robert 3,8272024: John 8,087 · Robert 3,8062025: John 8,027 · Robert 3,772
JohnRobert

Head to head

2025 rank
#23
#92
Babies named in 2025
8,027
3,772
Peak year
1880
1931
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
5,182,633
4,849,730

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