Fun Facts About the Name Johnpaul
- More than 6 thousand babies named Johnpaul: U.S. records list 6,057 babies given the name Johnpaul from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Johnpaul Mean?
Johnpaul is a compound given name formed by joining John and Paul. John comes from the Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning "Yahweh is gracious" (literally, "Yahweh has been gracious"). It passed into Greek as Ioannes and into Latin as Iohannes, which became John in English. Paul comes from the Latin name Paulus, a Roman family name meaning "small"; by extension it is often rendered "humble." It passed into Greek as Paulos and into English as Paul. The combined name has no separate ancient etymology; its meaning is the sum of its two parts, traditionally given as "God is gracious; humble."
Johnpaul Name History & Origins
Johnpaul is a modern one-word spelling of the two-part name John Paul. Its components are ancient, but the combined form is not an ancient single name. The practice of giving two names in sequence became common in Christian Europe and later in English-speaking countries, and John Paul is a frequent pairing because both are apostolic names: John the Baptist and John the Apostle in the New Testament, and Paul of Tarsus, the apostle to the Gentiles.
John has been one of the most common Christian given names since the Middle Ages. It reached English through Old French Jehan and Middle English John, from Latin Iohannes and Greek Ioannes. Paul was also a biblical name, but it became a common English given name later, in the early modern period. The two-part name John Paul is documented in the 18th century; John Paul Jones, the American naval commander, was born John Paul in 1747. The one-word spelling Johnpaul is a later variant that joins the names without a space or hyphen. It is used in English-speaking and other Christian communities, and it is distinct from the papal name John Paul, which was taken by Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II in 1978.
How Popular is the Name Johnpaul?
Johnpaul recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2005. Its best rank was #649 in 1979.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,658 | 101 | 0.0059% |
| 2024 | #1,862 | 86 | 0.0050% |
| 2023 | #1,885 | 84 | 0.0049% |
| 2022 | #1,792 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 2021 | #1,805 | 87 | 0.0050% |
| 2020 | #1,528 | 109 | 0.0063% |
| 2019 | #1,646 | 99 | 0.0055% |
| 2018 | #1,425 | 123 | 0.0068% |
| 2017 | #1,395 | 126 | 0.0068% |
| 2016 | #1,426 | 122 | 0.0064% |
| 2015 | #1,305 | 136 | 0.0071% |
| 2014 | #1,139 | 167 | 0.0087% |
| 2013 | #1,524 | 106 | 0.0056% |
| 2012 | #1,363 | 124 | 0.0065% |
| 2011 | #1,127 | 161 | 0.0085% |
| 2010 | #1,402 | 119 | 0.0062% |
| 2009 | #1,294 | 136 | 0.0069% |
| 2008 | #1,194 | 148 | 0.0073% |
| 2007 | #1,044 | 181 | 0.0087% |
| 2006 | #967 | 193 | 0.0094% |
| 2005 | #739 | 273 | 0.0137% |
| 2004 | #1,263 | 120 | 0.0060% |
| 2003 | #1,169 | 128 | 0.0065% |
| 2002 | #1,366 | 97 | 0.0050% |
| 2001 | #1,272 | 105 | 0.0054% |
| 2000 | #1,125 | 124 | 0.0063% |
| 1999 | #1,081 | 124 | 0.0065% |
| 1998 | #1,308 | 91 | 0.0048% |
| 1997 | #1,289 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 1996 | #1,203 | 94 | 0.0050% |
| 1995 | #1,136 | 102 | 0.0054% |
| 1994 | #1,208 | 91 | 0.0047% |
| 1993 | #1,263 | 81 | 0.0041% |
| 1992 | #1,378 | 68 | 0.0034% |
| 1991 | #1,205 | 85 | 0.0042% |
| 1990 | #1,161 | 88 | 0.0043% |
| 1989 | #1,097 | 93 | 0.0046% |
| 1988 | #974 | 99 | 0.0052% |
| 1987 | #835 | 125 | 0.0067% |
| 1986 | #863 | 111 | 0.0060% |
| 1985 | #1,003 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 1984 | #867 | 103 | 0.0057% |
| 1983 | #879 | 100 | 0.0056% |
| 1982 | #803 | 122 | 0.0067% |
| 1981 | #739 | 139 | 0.0078% |
| 1980 | #796 | 121 | 0.0068% |
| 1979 | #649 | 174 | 0.0101% |
| 1978 | #887 | 94 | 0.0057% |
| 1977 | #1,299 | 48 | 0.0029% |
| 1976 | #1,133 | 57 | 0.0036% |
| 1975 | #1,390 | 40 | 0.0026% |
| 1974 | #1,185 | 49 | 0.0031% |
| 1973 | #1,336 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1972 | #1,355 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 1971 | #1,725 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1970 | #1,678 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1969 | #2,012 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #2,659 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #1,685 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1966 | #2,709 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,315 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1964 | #1,766 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #3,183 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #4,322 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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