Jon
Scandinavian form of John and an English short form of John and Jonathan. The Hebrew source, Yochanan, means "Yahweh is gracious."
Jon in 2025
Jon was given to 246 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,944th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 13,477 babies born.
The history of Jon
Jon reached its highest point in 1964, when 4,941 babies were given the name, ranking 164th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 149th, in 1968.
Across the 128 years of records since 1898, 169,391 babies have been named Jon. Half of them were born before 1966, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Jon by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jon | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 2,786 |
| 1900s | 5 | 3,593 |
| 1910s | 191 | 2,367 |
| 1920s | 563 | 1,635 |
| 1930s | 6,438 | 275 |
| 1940s | 19,271 | 237 |
| 1950s | 29,154 | 222 |
| 1960s | 45,167 | 149 |
| 1970s | 28,895 | 157 |
| 1980s | 17,858 | 265 |
| 1990s | 10,403 | 420 |
| 2000s | 6,265 | 726 |
| 2010s | 3,582 | 1,236 |
| 2020s | 1,594 | 1,696 |
Where Jon is heading
Jon has fallen 26% over the past decade, from 331 babies in 2015 to 246 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1964 peak — Jon is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jon
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jon.