How Many People Are Named Johnston?
An estimated 417 people in the United States have the first name Johnston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Johnston peaked in popularity in 2007 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Johnston as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Johnston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
417
About 1 in 821,953 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2007
18 births
Total Registered
506
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Johnston
Johnston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 506 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Johnston as a male name
Ranked #8,608 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (18 births)
Johnston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Johnston span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 105 babies were registered. While Johnston is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Johnston by Decade
How has Johnston tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Johnston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Johnston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Johnston
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Johnston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Johnston?
We estimate approximately 417 people named Johnston are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 821,953 Americans share this first name.
Is Johnston a common name?
Johnston is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 506 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Johnston most popular?
Johnston reached peak popularity in 2007, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Johnston is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Johnston a male name?
Johnston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Johnston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Johnston Smith, Johnston Johnson, Johnston Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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