Given name

Johnpaul

Johnpaul is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Johnpaul isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Johnpaul through the years

Babies since 1880
6,060
6,060 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2005
273 babies
2025
101
#1,658 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−22%
Easing
0501001501960198020002025Highest share 200559
Johnpaul in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1960–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inKansas, Louisiana, Minnesota
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Kansas (5), Louisiana (5), Minnesota (6), Michigan (7), Virginia (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 101 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,658 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 273 in 2005. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,819 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

JohnpaulGianpaoloJean-PaulJohn Paul

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Johnpaul

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Johnpaul, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Modern

Jezreel

“The Lord provides”

20RareEasing

76% boys · 24% girls

Modern

Josuel

13Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Jaiden

Jaiden is a unisex given name.

57FamiliarCooling

95% boys · 5% girls

Modern

Jaison

20RareEasing

>99% boys

Modern

Josuhe

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Jibreal

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

French · Modern

Jamari

“a woman warrior”

58FamiliarSteady

96% boys · 4% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Johnpaul’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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