Johnson appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2000, 111 babies received the name (ranked #1216). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2479), with roughly 56 babies named Johnson each year. Johnson has been declining in recent years. In total, around 7,009 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.