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About ≈ 8.9M people worldwide are named John.

Estimated world position ≈ #36 ↗
Where it is more commonPhilippinesAmong the countries we compare
Most popular year1914International comparison

John’s popularity stayed fairly steady between 2020 and 2025.

World

John around the world

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Where it is more common

On the map · JohnFiji · —Tanzania · —Western Sahara · —Canada · Very commonUnited States · Very commonKazakhstan · —Uzbekistan · —Papua New Guinea · —Indonesia · —Argentina · —Chile · Moderately commonCongo - Kinshasa · —Somalia · —Kenya · —Sudan · Moderately commonChad · —Haiti · —Dominican Republic · —Russia · Moderately commonBahamas · —Falkland Islands · —Norway · CommonGreenland · —French Southern Territories · —Timor-Leste · —South Africa · CommonLesotho · —Mexico · Moderately commonUruguay · —Brazil · Moderately commonBolivia · —Peru · CommonColombia · CommonPanama · —Costa Rica · CommonNicaragua · —Honduras · —El Salvador · —Guatemala · —Belize · —Venezuela · —Guyana · —Suriname · —France · Moderately commonEcuador · —Puerto Rico · —Jamaica · —Cuba · —Zimbabwe · —Botswana · —Namibia · —Senegal · —Mali · —Mauritania · —Benin · —Niger · —Nigeria · Very commonCameroon · CommonTogo · —Ghana · Very commonCôte d’Ivoire · —Guinea · —Guinea-Bissau · —Liberia · —Sierra Leone · —Burkina Faso · —Central African Republic · —Congo - Brazzaville · —Gabon · —Equatorial Guinea · —Zambia · —Malawi · —Mozambique · —Eswatini · —Angola · —Burundi · —Israel · —Lebanon · —Madagascar · —Palestinian Territories · —Gambia · —Tunisia · —Algeria · Moderately commonJordan · —United Arab Emirates · CommonQatar · CommonKuwait · CommonIraq · UncommonOman · CommonVanuatu · —Cambodia · —Thailand · —Laos · —Myanmar (Burma) · —Vietnam · —North Korea · —South Korea · —Mongolia · —India · Moderately commonBangladesh · —Bhutan · —Nepal · —Pakistan · —Afghanistan · —Tajikistan · —Kyrgyzstan · —Turkmenistan · —Iran · —Syria · —Armenia · —Sweden · CommonBelarus · —Ukraine · —Poland · UncommonAustria · —Hungary · —Moldova · —Romania · —Lithuania · —Latvia · —Estonia · —Germany · Moderately commonBulgaria · —Greece · Very commonTürkiye · —Albania · —Croatia · —Switzerland · Moderately commonLuxembourg · —Belgium · CommonNetherlands · Very commonPortugal · —Spain · UncommonIreland · Very commonNew Caledonia · —Solomon Islands · —New Zealand · —Australia · —Sri Lanka · —China · Very commonTaiwan · —Italy · Moderately commonDenmark · Very commonUnited Kingdom · Very commonIceland · —Azerbaijan · —Georgia · —Philippines · Very commonMalaysia · CommonBrunei · —Slovenia · UncommonFinland · Moderately commonSlovakia · —Czechia · —Eritrea · —Japan · —Paraguay · —Yemen · —Saudi Arabia · Moderately commonUnited Nations · —Cyprus · —Morocco · UncommonEgypt · Moderately commonLibya · —Ethiopia · —Djibouti · —United Nations · —Uganda · —Rwanda · —Bosnia & Herzegovina · —North Macedonia · —Serbia · —Montenegro · —Kosovo · —Trinidad & Tobago · —South Sudan · —
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PhilippinesVery common
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How John’s popularity has changed

The international comparison peaks in 1914.

Comparable period: 1900–2025 · France + United States

2025

Less popular than at its peak in this period.

International comparison

Higher = more popular
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International comparison · NameTempo international index · France / United States · 1900–2025 · Higher = more popular1900194219832025Peak 1914
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