MEANING & CONTEXT
What does John mean?
John comes through Greek and Latin from a Hebrew divine-name compound. The name is familiar in Indian Christian naming through English.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जॉन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
John in Indian usage
48,153 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 827 records (1.7%).
- Recorded as male: 47,326 records (98.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,959 |
| 1940s | 5,798 |
| 1950s | 9,804 |
| 1960s | 9,407 |
| 1970s | 7,136 |
| 1980s | 7,648 |
| 1990s | 6,081 |
| Other decades | 320 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 32,301 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 6,023 |
| Meghalaya | 2,566 |
| Goa | 1,878 |
| Manipur | 1,192 |
| Mizoram | 1,171 |
| Nagaland | 870 |
| Puducherry | 607 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 510 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 507 |
| Other states | 528 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | John / M | 296 | 174 |
| Scotland | John / M | 50 | 102 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): John ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling John; Table_6, C179 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling John; Table_6, C179
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling John; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling John; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy