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
- Peak · boys
- 1968 · 4,209 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 168,142since 1898
Jon over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #951 | 246 | |
| 2024 | — | #891 | 265 | |
| 2023 | — | #911 | 254 | |
| 2022 | — | #897 | 260 | |
| 2021 | — | #842 | 282 | |
| 2020 | — | #809 | 287 | |
| 2019 | — | #748 | 319 | |
| 2018 | — | #751 | 314 | |
| 2017 | — | #742 | 321 | |
| 2016 | — | #692 | 357 | |
| 2015 | — | #736 | 331 | |
| 2014 | — | #676 | 376 | |
| 2013 | — | #634 | 389 | |
| 2012 | — | #625 | 388 | |
| 2011 | — | #678 | 347 | |
| 2010 | — | #576 | 440 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #586 | 446 |
| 2008 | — | #526 | 512 | |
| 2007 | — | #492 | 538 | |
| 2006 | — | #454 | 595 | |
| 2005 | — | #430 | 619 | |
| 2004 | — | #409 | 635 | |
| 2003 | — | #375 | 692 | |
| 2002 | — | #365 | 723 | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #365 | 729 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #354 | 752 |
| 1999 | — | #345 | 770 | |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #328 | 827 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #319 | 829 |
| 1996 | — | #315 | 838 | |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #275 | 1,011 |
| 1994 | — | #271 | 1,033 | |
| 1993 | — | #254 | 1,131 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #240 | 1,196 |
| 1991 | — | #227 | 1,305 | |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #216 | 1,424 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #192 | 1,509 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #189 | 1,450 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #181 | 1,515 |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | #177 | 1,506 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #151 | 1,800 |
| 1984 | #3,874 | 20 | #147 | 1,848 |
| 1983 | #3,687 | 21 | #147 | 1,824 |
| 1982 | #4,025 | 19 | #141 | 2,019 |
| 1981 | #3,739 | 21 | #132 | 2,056 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #127 | 2,177 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #118 | 2,297 |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | #108 | 2,410 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #117 | 2,288 |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | #111 | 2,323 |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 | #102 | 2,515 |
| 1974 | #3,212 | 21 | #94 | 2,750 |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 | #94 | 2,798 |
| 1972 | #2,820 | 24 | #89 | 3,221 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #78 | 3,717 |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | #68 | 4,371 |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 | #68 | 4,213 |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 | #65 | 4,209 |
| 1967 | #2,012 | 34 | #71 | 4,160 |
| 1966 | #1,982 | 34 | #76 | 4,239 |
| 1965 | #2,064 | 32 | #78 | 4,601 |
| 1964 | #2,195 | 30 | #79 | 4,911 |
| 1963 | #2,364 | 26 | #84 | 4,750 |
| 1962 | #2,605 | 22 | #84 | 4,785 |
| 1961 | #2,359 | 26 | #93 | 4,608 |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | #97 | 4,403 |
| 1959 | #2,191 | 27 | #105 | 3,976 |
| 1958 | #1,791 | 37 | #117 | 3,441 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #110 | 3,467 |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | #116 | 3,078 |
| 1955 | #2,472 | 20 | #115 | 3,056 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #111 | 3,161 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 | #120 | 2,714 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 | #135 | 2,151 |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #138 | 1,961 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #138 | 1,945 |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | #144 | 1,884 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | #128 | 2,214 |
| 1947 | #1,863 | 27 | #123 | 2,307 |
| 1946 | #1,617 | 30 | #117 | 2,168 |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | #112 | 2,043 |
| 1944 | #1,381 | 34 | #122 | 1,812 |
| 1943 | #1,834 | 22 | #127 | 1,752 |
| 1942 | #1,559 | 28 | #125 | 1,763 |
| 1941 | #1,610 | 24 | #128 | 1,545 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #123 | 1,545 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #121 | 1,451 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #126 | 1,408 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #150 | 1,030 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #168 | 816 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #223 | 537 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #243 | 471 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #300 | 317 |
| 1932 | — | #440 | 164 | |
| 1931 | — | #650 | 84 | |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #672 | 86 |
| 1929 | — | #923 | 53 | |
| 1928 | — | #796 | 67 | |
| 1927 | — | #825 | 65 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #902 | 55 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #956 | 50 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #944 | 55 |
| 1923 | — | #1,041 | 46 | |
| 1922 | — | #914 | 58 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,101 | 41 | |
| 1920 | — | #975 | 50 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,207 | 34 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,286 | 30 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,396 | 25 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,594 | 20 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,159 | 31 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,492 | 17 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,885 | 8 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
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| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
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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 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#60 · 1 in 240
- Minnesota#67 · 1 in 331
- North Dakota#69 · 1 in 334
- Wisconsin#72 · 1 in 412
- Nebraska#73 · 1 in 380
Best ever in a state: #23 in Hawaii, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #60 | 21 | 1 in 240 |
| Minnesota | #67 | 87 | 1 in 331 |
| North Dakota | #69 | 16 | 1 in 334 |
| Wisconsin | #72 | 78 | 1 in 412 |
| Nebraska | #73 | 30 | 1 in 380 |
| Iowa | #74 | 53 | 1 in 398 |
| Oklahoma | #81 | 51 | 1 in 389 |
| Kansas | #84 | 37 | 1 in 422 |
| Washington | #84 | 58 | 1 in 446 |
| Hawaii | #85 | 19 | 1 in 334 |
| Indiana | #85 | 81 | 1 in 500 |
| Maine | #93 | 14 | 1 in 501 |
| Oregon | #93 | 34 | 1 in 514 |
| Utah | #93 | 38 | 1 in 462 |
| New Hampshire | #96 | 9 | 1 in 610 |
| Wyoming | #99 | 7 | 1 in 433 |
| Nevada | #101 | 8 | 1 in 473 |
| Michigan | #102 | 98 | 1 in 656 |
| Arkansas | #103 | 31 | 1 in 497 |
| Colorado | #103 | 33 | 1 in 594 |
| Missouri | #103 | 58 | 1 in 606 |
| Illinois | #105 | 134 | 1 in 607 |
| Ohio | #106 | 112 | 1 in 692 |
| West Virginia | #108 | 22 | 1 in 648 |
| Alaska | #109 | 6 | 1 in 522 |
| Connecticut | #109 | 22 | 1 in 727 |
| Massachusetts | #109 | 39 | 1 in 847 |
| Alabama | #111 | 45 | 1 in 596 |
| Idaho | #114 | 14 | 1 in 565 |
| Pennsylvania | #116 | 93 | 1 in 798 |
| Kentucky | #118 | 37 | 1 in 762 |
| Montana | #119 | 9 | 1 in 613 |
| New Jersey | #121 | 52 | 1 in 802 |
| Tennessee | #134 | 39 | 1 in 818 |
| District of Columbia | #142 | 12 | 1 in 658 |
| Maryland | #142 | 25 | 1 in 866 |
| Virginia | #143 | 37 | 1 in 880 |
| Texas | #147 | 159 | 1 in 705 |
| North Carolina | #152 | 42 | 1 in 917 |
| California | #153 | 206 | 1 in 803 |
| New York | #160 | 116 | 1 in 979 |
| Arizona | #161 | 22 | 1 in 845 |
| Florida | #164 | 55 | 1 in 909 |
| Georgia | #174 | 38 | 1 in 996 |
| Mississippi | #180 | 21 | 1 in 913 |
| Louisiana | #187 | 34 | 1 in 971 |
| South Carolina | #200 | 18 | 1 in 1,149 |
| New Mexico | #235 | 8 | 1 in 1,185 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1898
- Peaked 1968 at #65 (4,209 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1960–1974
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1924–2025
- 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
- 26.7% of all boys named Jon (44,879) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,121 (1898) | #1,121 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,440 (1909) | #1,440 |
| 1910s | 191 | #1,159 (1915) | #1,431 |
| 1920s | 540 | #796 (1928) | #938 |
| 1930s | 6,364 | #121 (1939) | #309 |
| 1940s | 19,033 | #112 (1945) | #125 |
| 1950s | 28,950 | #105 (1959) | #121 |
| 1960s | 44,879 | #65 (1968) | #80 |
| 1970s | 28,690 | #68 (1970) | #98 |
| 1980s | 17,704 | #127 (1980) | #158 |
| 1990s | 10,364 | #216 (1990) | #279 |
| 2000s | 6,241 | #354 (2000) | #436 |
| 2010s | 3,582 | #576 (2010) | #686 |
| 2020s | 1,594 | #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 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 95,822 of them was named Jon, which outranked 62.6% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,069Yaisa17
- #4,069Yocheved17
- #4,069Yolando17
- #4,235Jon16
- #4,235Akila16
- #4,235Albert16
- #4,235Aleesha16
- #4,425Abra15
- #4,425Adrean15
- #4,425Adrina15
Tied with 189 names at #4,235; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 718 of them was named Jon, which outranked 98.3% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).