Various reasons, but the main reason why John is so popular in the west (not just the US) is because there are several Johns in The Bible. John the baptist who was a second cousin of Jesus and John the deciple to name two.
John, as discussed in Luke 1, means "God is gracious" which many people like.
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Mohammed. The most popular full name is John Smith.
There have been 23 popes named John, the most popular name by far.The most popular name historically chosen by the popes is John. No less than 23 popes have taken the papal office under this name.
his popular nick name was big daddy
john smith is the most popular name in America for males
Jacob. and the most popular girl name is Emily.
It's EXTREMELY POPULAR over 300,000 in the US and the UK have that name.
The feminine given name Doris was most popular in the US in 1950.