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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #94 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 347 boysAKMaine: #78 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 404 boysMEVermont: #70 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 357 boysVTNew Hampshire: #52 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 280 boysNHWashington: #52 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 211 boysWAIdaho: #58 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 219 boysIDMontana: #68 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 265 boysMTNorth Dakota: #42 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 151 boysNDMinnesota: #38 for boys · 269 births · 1 in 153 boysMNIllinois: #91 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 489 boysILWisconsin: #54 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 230 boysWIMichigan: #78 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 380 boysMINew York: #136 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 880 boysNYMassachusetts: #77 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 610 boysMARhode Island: #82 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 642 boysRIOregon: #65 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 237 boysORNevada: #49 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 180 boysNVWyoming: #61 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 220 boysWYSouth Dakota: #51 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 176 boysSDIowa: #52 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 206 boysIAIndiana: #71 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 311 boysINOhio: #85 for boys · 249 births · 1 in 448 boysOHPennsylvania: #106 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 667 boysPANew Jersey: #130 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 928 boysNJConnecticut: #94 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 682 boysCTCalifornia: #63 for boys · 631 births · 1 in 300 boysCAUtah: #60 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 243 boysUTColorado: #78 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 344 boysCONebraska: #58 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 252 boysNEMissouri: #99 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 544 boysMOKentucky: #150 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,014 boysKYWest Virginia: #129 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 784 boysWVVirginia: #140 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 746 boysVAMaryland: #118 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 644 boysMDDelaware: #115 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 653 boysDEArizona: #91 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 385 boysAZNew Mexico: #146 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 633 boysNMKansas: #65 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 267 boysKSArkansas: #117 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 529 boysARTennessee: #153 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 939 boysTNNorth Carolina: #229 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,651 boysNCSouth Carolina: #192 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,183 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #103 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 550 boysDCOklahoma: #83 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 368 boysOKLouisiana: #180 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 917 boysLAMississippi: #167 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 871 boysMSAlabama: #107 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 513 boysALGeorgia: #160 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 839 boysGAHawaii: #40 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 178 boysHITexas: #131 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 581 boysTXFlorida: #107 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 500 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#38 · 1 in 153
  2. Hawaii#40 · 1 in 178
  3. North Dakota#42 · 1 in 151
  4. Nevada#49 · 1 in 180
  5. South Dakota#51 · 1 in 176

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#382691 in 153
Hawaii#40421 in 178
North Dakota#42481 in 151
Nevada#49181 in 180
South Dakota#51441 in 176
Iowa#521471 in 206
New Hampshire#52221 in 280
Washington#521461 in 211
Wisconsin#542061 in 230
Idaho#58331 in 219
Nebraska#58641 in 252
Utah#60501 in 243
Wyoming#61161 in 220
California#636311 in 300
Kansas#65841 in 267
Oregon#65741 in 237
Montana#68291 in 265
Vermont#70111 in 357
Indiana#711741 in 311
Massachusetts#77941 in 610
Colorado#78641 in 344
Maine#78271 in 404
Michigan#782451 in 380
Rhode Island#82141 in 642
Oklahoma#83641 in 368
Ohio#852491 in 448
Arizona#91441 in 385
Illinois#912331 in 489
Alaska#9491 in 347
Connecticut#94391 in 682
Missouri#99891 in 544
District of Columbia#103271 in 550
Pennsylvania#1061771 in 667
Alabama#107731 in 513
Florida#1071101 in 500
Delaware#11581 in 653
Arkansas#117371 in 529
Maryland#118511 in 644
West Virginia#129241 in 784
New Jersey#130681 in 928
Texas#1312061 in 581
New York#1362041 in 880
Virginia#140581 in 746
New Mexico#146211 in 633
Kentucky#150341 in 1,014
Tennessee#153421 in 939
Georgia#160571 in 839
Mississippi#167311 in 871
Louisiana#180451 in 917
South Carolina#192241 in 1,183
North Carolina#229321 in 1,651

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 1961

girls
#2,359
26 births · 1 in 77,634 girls
boys
#93
4,608 births · 1 in 461 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #2,359Jon26

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #93Jon4,608
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 77,634 of them was named Jon, which outranked 68.7% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jon
  1. #2,299Wayne27
  2. #2,299Wendee27
  3. #2,299Yulonda27
  4. #2,359Jon26
  5. #2,359Alejandra26
  6. #2,359Allen26
  7. #2,359Alycia26
  8. #2,411Alisia25
  9. #2,411Arlean25
  10. #2,411Arthur25

Tied with 51 names at #2,359; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 461 of them was named Jon, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jon
  1. #90Jack4,639
  2. #91Ronnie4,624
  3. #92Henry4,620
  4. #93Jon4,608
  5. #94Harold4,448
  6. #95Ralph4,443
  7. #96Allen4,391
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →