Jon

Last seen for girls in 2009 at #17,294 · #951 for boys in 2025, 246 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1968 · 4,209 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
15 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
168,142
since 1898

Jon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #65, 1968boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#951246
2024—#891265
2023—#911254
2022—#897260
2021—#842282
2020—#809287
2019—#748319
2018—#751314
2017—#742321
2016—#692357
2015—#736331
2014—#676376
2013—#634389
2012—#625388
2011—#678347
2010—#576440
2009#17,2945#586446
2008—#526512
2007—#492538
2006—#454595
2005—#430619
2004—#409635
2003—#375692
2002—#365723
2001#12,0567#365729
2000#8,02712#354752
1999—#345770
1998#12,4266#328827
1997#7,74211#319829
1996—#315838
1995#10,5147#2751,011
1994—#2711,033
1993—#2541,131
1992#13,3175#2401,196
1991—#2271,305
1990#7,88010#2161,424
1989#10,8476#1921,509
1988#6,27712#1891,450
1987#6,78810#1811,515
1986#4,72416#1771,506
1985#4,45517#1511,800
1984#3,87420#1471,848
1983#3,68721#1471,824
1982#4,02519#1412,019
1981#3,73921#1322,056
1980#5,54412#1272,177
1979#4,23117#1182,297
1978#3,09825#1082,410
1977#4,23516#1172,288
1976#3,40720#1112,323
1975#3,05223#1022,515
1974#3,21221#942,750
1973#3,48118#942,798
1972#2,82024#893,221
1971#3,50818#783,717
1970#2,93823#684,371
1969#2,29631#684,213
1968#2,36027#654,209
1967#2,01234#714,160
1966#1,98234#764,239
1965#2,06432#784,601
1964#2,19530#794,911
1963#2,36426#844,750
1962#2,60522#844,785
1961#2,35926#934,608
1960#2,30726#974,403
1959#2,19127#1053,976
1958#1,79137#1173,441
1957#3,48912#1103,467
1956#2,62219#1163,078
1955#2,47220#1153,056
1954#2,29522#1113,161
1953#2,51618#1202,714
1952#2,26621#1352,151
1951#3,48210#1381,961
1950#2,34118#1381,945
1949#2,62015#1441,884
1948#1,90125#1282,214
1947#1,86327#1232,307
1946#1,61730#1172,168
1945#1,87420#1122,043
1944#1,38134#1221,812
1943#1,83422#1271,752
1942#1,55928#1251,763
1941#1,61024#1281,545
1940#2,29713#1231,545
1939#2,03816#1211,451
1938#2,44712#1261,408
1937#3,4347#1501,030
1936#3,1038#168816
1935#2,9269#223537
1934#4,2865#243471
1933#2,68810#300317
1932—#440164
1931—#65084
1930#3,6587#67286
1929—#92353
1928—#79667
1927—#82565
1926#4,3066#90255
1925#2,93911#95650
1924#4,4346#94455
1923—#1,04146
1922—#91458
1921—#1,10141
1920—#97550
1919—#1,20734
1918—#1,28630
1917—#1,39625
1916—#1,59420
1915—#1,15931
1914—#1,49217
1913—#1,67611
1912—#1,8858
1911—#1,1909
1910—#1,4216
1909—#1,4405
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First appearance
1898

The first year at least five boys were named Jon! It came in at #1,121, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1898–1909, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jon is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jon, so not publishedAKMaine: #100 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 551 boysMEVermont: #105 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 634 boysVTNew Hampshire: #116 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 881 boysNHWashington: #83 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 430 boysWAIdaho: #119 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 571 boysIDMontana: #93 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 487 boysMTNorth Dakota: #89 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 436 boysNDMinnesota: #63 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 367 boysMNIllinois: #131 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 956 boysILWisconsin: #73 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 496 boysWIMichigan: #97 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 659 boysMINew York: #121 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 1,093 boysNYMassachusetts: #121 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,532 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jon, so not publishedRIOregon: #83 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 431 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jon, so not publishedNVWyoming: #91 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 426 boysWYSouth Dakota: #80 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 425 boysSDIowa: #62 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 354 boysIAIndiana: #84 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 529 boysINOhio: #88 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 590 boysOHPennsylvania: #122 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,129 boysPANew Jersey: #102 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 885 boysNJConnecticut: #93 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 744 boysCTCalifornia: #110 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 629 boysCAUtah: #124 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 686 boysUTColorado: #115 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 564 boysCONebraska: #95 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 529 boysNEMissouri: #175 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,437 boysMOKentucky: #245 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,552 boysKYWest Virginia: #145 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,013 boysWVVirginia: #209 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,763 boysVAMaryland: #183 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,744 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jon, so not publishedDEArizona: #149 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 767 boysAZNew Mexico: #188 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 989 boysNMKansas: #96 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 538 boysKSArkansas: #228 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,854 boysARTennessee: #280 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,267 boysTNNorth Carolina: #343 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,186 boysNCSouth Carolina: #270 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,853 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #141 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,009 boysDCOklahoma: #155 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 991 boysOKLouisiana: #297 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,530 boysLAMississippi: #347 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,157 boysMSAlabama: #374 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,757 boysALGeorgia: #220 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,888 boysGAHawaii: #138 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 655 boysHITexas: #219 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,403 boysTXFlorida: #173 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,050 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#62 · 1 in 354
  2. Minnesota#63 · 1 in 367
  3. Wisconsin#73 · 1 in 496
  4. South Dakota#80 · 1 in 425
  5. Washington#83 · 1 in 430

Best ever in a state: #23 in Hawaii, 1962.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#62851 in 354
Minnesota#63971 in 367
Wisconsin#73791 in 496
South Dakota#80191 in 425
Oregon#83391 in 431
Washington#83631 in 430
Indiana#84851 in 529
Ohio#881541 in 590
North Dakota#89171 in 436
Wyoming#9171 in 426
Connecticut#93251 in 744
Montana#93141 in 487
Nebraska#95281 in 529
Kansas#96371 in 538
Michigan#971181 in 659
Maine#100171 in 551
New Jersey#102521 in 885
Vermont#10561 in 634
California#1101941 in 629
Colorado#115291 in 564
New Hampshire#11661 in 881
Idaho#119121 in 571
Massachusetts#121311 in 1,532
New York#1211381 in 1,093
Pennsylvania#122961 in 1,129
Utah#124141 in 686
Illinois#131971 in 956
Hawaii#13891 in 655
District of Columbia#141131 in 1,009
West Virginia#145241 in 1,013
Arizona#149131 in 767
Oklahoma#155241 in 991
Florida#173291 in 1,050
Missouri#175291 in 1,437
Maryland#183141 in 1,744
New Mexico#188101 in 989
Virginia#209211 in 1,763
Texas#219741 in 1,403
Georgia#220231 in 1,888
Arkansas#228121 in 1,854
Kentucky#245141 in 2,552
South Carolina#270101 in 2,853
Tennessee#280121 in 3,267
Louisiana#297141 in 2,530
North Carolina#343121 in 4,186
Mississippi#34771 in 4,157
Alabama#37481 in 4,757
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jon
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 60 spots since 2024 (#891 → #951)
  • 142 spots since 2020 (#809 → #951)
  • 215 spots since 2015 (#736 → #951)
  • Biggest jump: 251 spots in 1930 (#923 → #672)
  • Biggest drop: 127 spots in 1923 (#914 → #1,041)
Rise & fade · boys
70 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1898
  • Peaked 1968 at #65 (4,209 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 15 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1960–1974
  • Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1924–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 404
  • Highest: 1 in 404 boys born in 1965 were named Jon (0.25%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,943 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #65 in 1968, was only 1 in 413 (0.24%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 26.7% of all boys named Jon (44,879) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,121 (1898)#1,121
1900s5#1,440 (1909)#1,440
1910s191#1,159 (1915)#1,431
1920s540#796 (1928)#938
1930s6,364#121 (1939)#309
1940s19,033#112 (1945)#125
1950s28,950#105 (1959)#121
1960s44,879#65 (1968)#80
1970s28,690#68 (1970)#98
1980s17,704#127 (1980)#158
1990s10,364#216 (1990)#279
2000s6,241#354 (2000)#436
2010s3,582#576 (2010)#686
2020s1,594#809 (2020)#884

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jon in 1950

girls
#2,341
18 births · 1 in 95,170 girls
boys
#138
1,945 births · 1 in 920 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #2,341Jon18

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #138Jon1,945
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 95,170 of them was named Jon, which outranked 61.7% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jon
  1. #2,253Wayne19
  2. #2,253Wendolyn19
  3. #2,253Willetta19
  4. #2,341Jon18
  5. #2,341Aloma18
  6. #2,341Andrew18
  7. #2,341Angelique18
  8. #2,436Alaine17
  9. #2,436Alexia17
  10. #2,436Alfreida17

Tied with 94 names at #2,341; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 920 of them was named Jon, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jon
  1. #135Lonnie1,999
  2. #136Clyde1,985
  3. #137Duane1,963
  4. #138Jon1,945
  5. #139Jim1,930
  6. #140Jackie1,927
  7. #141Jimmie1,901
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →