Jon
Hebrew Yochanan, “Yahweh is gracious,” which reached English through Latin Iohannes.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Jon first shows up in the national records in 1898. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1960 to 1974. Its biggest year was 1964, when 4,911 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 79 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1968, at No. 65. In 2025 it ranked No. 951 for boys. All told, 169,391 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: John (5,204,377), Jone (711), Joon (564), Jonn (537) (total births since 1880)
Explore Jon interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | No. 1121 |
| 1900s | 5 | No. 1440 |
| 1910s | 191 | No. 1159 |
| 1920s | 540 | No. 796 |
| 1930s | 6,364 | No. 121 |
| 1940s | 19,033 | No. 112 |
| 1950s | 28,950 | No. 105 |
| 1960s | 44,879 | No. 65 |
| 1970s | 28,690 | No. 68 |
| 1980s | 17,704 | No. 127 |
| 1990s | 10,364 | No. 216 |
| 2000s | 6,241 | No. 354 |
| 2010s | 3,582 | No. 576 |
| 2020s | 1,594 | No. 809 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.