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Johnson

boy name · English origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

surname meaning 'son of John' (Hebrew, 'God is gracious')

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Johnson peaked in the 1990s.

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