Jones
#4,987 for girls in 2025, 26 births · #810 for boys in 2025, 306 births
Given to boys 97.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 13 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,357since 1880
Jones over time
Rank among boys' names. Jones has never cracked the top 500 here.
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 | #4,987 | 26 | #810 | 306 |
| 2024 | #5,300 | 24 | #854 | 284 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #964 | 233 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #947 | 240 |
| 2021 | #6,967 | 16 | #913 | 251 |
| 2020 | #7,559 | 14 | #946 | 232 |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | #1,132 | 172 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #1,181 | 161 |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | #1,276 | 142 |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #1,491 | 114 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #1,531 | 107 |
| 2014 | — | #1,456 | 112 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,685 | 88 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,003 | 70 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,077 | 64 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,467 | 50 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,753 | 44 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,753 | 44 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,444 | 31 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,451 | 30 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,653 | 41 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,456 | 27 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,528 | 25 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,919 | 15 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,476 | 17 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,040 | 14 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,530 | 9 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,849 | 18 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,451 | 14 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,187 | 11 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,432 | 19 | |
| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,771 | 9 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,564 | 12 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,096 | 10 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,229 | 7 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,203 | 16 | |
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,107 | 14 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,676 | 17 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,108 | 14 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,509 | 8 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,403 | 8 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,203 | 12 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,418 | 7 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,120 | 11 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,054 | 7 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,973 | 11 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,282 | 9 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,963 | 16 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,178 | 14 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,546 | 11 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,902 | 18 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,364 | 12 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,772 | 21 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,295 | 13 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,534 | 26 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,019 | 16 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,945 | 17 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,419 | 29 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,593 | 23 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,551 | 24 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,665 | 21 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,462 | 26 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,340 | 29 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,544 | 23 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,400 | 27 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,394 | 28 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,475 | 23 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,378 | 23 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,255 | 28 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,431 | 24 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,167 | 35 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,276 | 27 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,288 | 27 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,272 | 27 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,221 | 29 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,094 | 35 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,142 | 33 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,247 | 29 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,092 | 36 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,159 | 32 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,426 | 24 | |
| 1931 | — | #959 | 47 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,093 | 40 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,026 | 44 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,041 | 44 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,001 | 49 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,050 | 44 | |
| 1925 | — | #909 | 55 | |
| 1924 | — | #952 | 54 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,087 | 43 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,058 | 44 | |
| 1921 | — | #884 | 62 | |
| 1920 | — | #903 | 58 | |
| 1919 | — | #832 | 62 | |
| 1918 | — | #869 | 58 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,033 | 40 | |
| 1916 | — | #763 | 64 | |
| 1915 | — | #996 | 40 | |
| 1914 | — | #836 | 41 | |
| 1913 | — | #914 | 29 | |
| 1912 | — | #935 | 23 | |
| 1911 | — | #732 | 19 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #804 | 13 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | #778 | 12 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #536 | 14 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #640 | 9 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jones was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Jones is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#215 · 1 in 835
- Nebraska#377 · 1 in 1,482
- Minnesota#468 · 1 in 2,285
- Alabama#547 · 1 in 2,752
- Iowa#573 · 1 in 2,811
Best ever in a state: #200 in Utah, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #215 | 23 | 1 in 835 |
| Nebraska | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Minnesota | #468 | 11 | 1 in 2,285 |
| Alabama | #547 | 8 | 1 in 2,752 |
| Iowa | #573 | 5 | 1 in 2,811 |
| Wisconsin | #603 | 7 | 1 in 3,475 |
| Oklahoma | #619 | 6 | 1 in 2,992 |
| North Carolina | #659 | 13 | 1 in 3,926 |
| Tennessee | #680 | 9 | 1 in 3,982 |
| Colorado | #724 | 6 | 1 in 4,304 |
| Washington | #732 | 8 | 1 in 4,175 |
| Arizona | #806 | 6 | 1 in 5,437 |
| Indiana | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,460 |
| Texas | #924 | 24 | 1 in 7,130 |
| California | #928 | 25 | 1 in 7,575 |
| Ohio | #930 | 8 | 1 in 6,777 |
| Michigan | #1,131 | 5 | 1 in 8,593 |
| Georgia | #1,158 | 6 | 1 in 8,395 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,253 | 5 | 1 in 11,091 |
| Illinois | #1,296 | 5 | 1 in 10,781 |
| New York | #1,801 | 5 | 1 in 17,826 |
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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 Jones
- 44 spots since 2024 (#854 → #810)
- 136 spots since 2020 (#946 → #810)
- 721 spots since 2015 (#1,531 → #810)
- Biggest jump: 626 spots in 1901 (#1,162 → #536)
- Biggest drop: 501 spots in 1900 (#661 → #1,162)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #520 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1888–1897
- Highest: 1 in 5,582 boys born in 2025 were named Jones (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #520 in 1884, was only 1 in 8,803 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 28.9% of all boys named Jones (1,546) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | #520 (1884) | #612 |
| 1890s | 83 | #594 (1894) | #712 |
| 1900s | 96 | #536 (1901) | #814 |
| 1910s | 389 | #732 (1911) | #877 |
| 1920s | 497 | #884 (1921) | #991 |
| 1930s | 332 | #959 (1931) | #1,171 |
| 1940s | 265 | #1,167 (1942) | #1,361 |
| 1950s | 224 | #1,340 (1950) | #1,682 |
| 1960s | 146 | #1,772 (1960) | #2,197 |
| 1970s | 96 | #2,902 (1975) | #3,566 |
| 1980s | 119 | #2,676 (1983) | #3,912 |
| 1990s | 112 | #3,432 (1995) | #5,580 |
| 2000s | 288 | #2,653 (2005) | #3,647 |
| 2010s | 1,080 | #1,132 (2019) | #1,630 |
| 2020s | 1,546 | #810 (2025) | #906 |
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.
Jones in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 102,554 of them was named Jones, which outranked 60.6% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,691Zerenity17
- #6,691Zira17
- #6,691Zyiah17
- #6,967Jones16
- #6,967Aairah16
- #6,967Aalyah16
- #6,967Aaron16
- #7,250Aadvika15
- #7,250Aalaya15
- #7,250Aaminah15
Tied with 282 names at #6,967; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 6,970 of them was named Jones, which outranked 93.5% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).