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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #51 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 227 boysAKMaine: #77 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 361 boysMEVermont: #54 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 221 boysVTNew Hampshire: #87 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 528 boysNHWashington: #50 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 241 boysWAIdaho: #67 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 266 boysIDMontana: #59 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 240 boysMTNorth Dakota: #45 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 165 boysNDMinnesota: #36 for boys · 205 births · 1 in 159 boysMNIllinois: #82 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 507 boysILWisconsin: #43 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 201 boysWIMichigan: #59 for boys · 244 births · 1 in 333 boysMINew York: #111 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 675 boysNYMassachusetts: #67 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 457 boysMARhode Island: #89 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 674 boysRIOregon: #45 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 198 boysORNevada: #56 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 253 boysNVWyoming: #73 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 279 boysWYSouth Dakota: #33 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 134 boysSDIowa: #43 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 194 boysIAIndiana: #56 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 297 boysINOhio: #61 for boys · 258 births · 1 in 376 boysOHPennsylvania: #79 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 497 boysPANew Jersey: #118 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 769 boysNJConnecticut: #98 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 681 boysCTCalifornia: #63 for boys · 490 births · 1 in 364 boysCAUtah: #67 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 287 boysUTColorado: #64 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 309 boysCONebraska: #45 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 190 boysNEMissouri: #76 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 426 boysMOKentucky: #85 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 490 boysKYWest Virginia: #72 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 400 boysWVVirginia: #91 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 510 boysVAMaryland: #108 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 654 boysMDDelaware: #89 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 497 boysDEArizona: #92 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 414 boysAZNew Mexico: #81 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 330 boysNMKansas: #55 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 256 boysKSArkansas: #65 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 277 boysARTennessee: #107 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 570 boysTNNorth Carolina: #124 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 651 boysNCSouth Carolina: #162 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 934 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #103 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 505 boysDCOklahoma: #81 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 326 boysOKLouisiana: #173 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 868 boysLAMississippi: #148 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 758 boysMSAlabama: #114 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 551 boysALGeorgia: #147 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 805 boysGAHawaii: #49 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 207 boysHITexas: #110 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 481 boysTXFlorida: #97 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 480 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#33 · 1 in 134
  2. Minnesota#36 · 1 in 159
  3. Iowa#43 · 1 in 194
  4. Wisconsin#43 · 1 in 201
  5. North Dakota#45 · 1 in 165

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#33381 in 134
Minnesota#362051 in 159
Iowa#431191 in 194
Wisconsin#431831 in 201
Nebraska#45631 in 190
North Dakota#45311 in 165
Oregon#45841 in 198
Hawaii#49321 in 207
Washington#501171 in 241
Alaska#51141 in 227
Vermont#54161 in 221
Kansas#55651 in 256
Indiana#561611 in 297
Nevada#56151 in 253
Michigan#592441 in 333
Montana#59221 in 240
Ohio#612581 in 376
California#634901 in 364
Colorado#64641 in 309
Arkansas#65581 in 277
Idaho#67231 in 266
Massachusetts#671021 in 457
Utah#67431 in 287
West Virginia#72351 in 400
Wyoming#7391 in 279
Missouri#76931 in 426
Maine#77221 in 361
Pennsylvania#791891 in 497
New Mexico#81291 in 330
Oklahoma#81621 in 326
Illinois#821911 in 507
Kentucky#85591 in 490
New Hampshire#87111 in 528
Delaware#8991 in 497
Rhode Island#89111 in 674
Virginia#91751 in 510
Arizona#92411 in 414
Florida#971121 in 480
Connecticut#98341 in 681
District of Columbia#103241 in 505
Tennessee#107621 in 570
Maryland#108431 in 654
Texas#1102381 in 481
New York#1112291 in 675
Alabama#114561 in 551
New Jersey#118721 in 769
North Carolina#124701 in 651
Georgia#147561 in 805
Mississippi#148281 in 758
South Carolina#162251 in 934
Louisiana#173391 in 868

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 1970

girls
#2,938
23 births · 1 in 76,006 girls
boys
#68
4,371 births · 1 in 425 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #2,938Jon23

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #68Jon4,371
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 76,006 of them was named Jon, which outranked 68.6% of the 9,355 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. #2,856Tyna24
  2. #2,856Valisa24
  3. #2,856Zoila24
  4. #2,938Jon23
  5. #2,938Alan23
  6. #2,938Alene23
  7. #2,938Armida23
  8. #3,030Africa22
  9. #3,030Allene22
  10. #3,030Allie22

Tied with 91 names at #2,938; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 425 of them was named Jon, which outranked 98.7% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jon
  1. #65Johnny4,438
  2. #66Carl4,402
  3. #67Gerald4,399
  4. #68Jon4,371
  5. #69Travis4,321
  6. #70Jeremy4,318
  7. #71Marcus4,315
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →