Johnpaul
Johnpaul is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Johnpaul
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Johnpaul is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Johnpaul
American parents first put Johnpaul on the record books as a baby boy name in 1960, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 273 Johnpauls were born — ranking #739 that year. About 25% of every Johnpaul on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Johnpaul ranks #1,978 for baby boys with 79 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Johnpaul
Johnpaul is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Johnpaul's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #649. Use the chart and map above to compare Johnpaul's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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