How Many People Are Named Jon?
people named Jon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,604 people in the US has this name
Based on 169,391 babies named Jon in Social Security records from 1898 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,941 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Icelandic and Faroese form of JOHN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jon, 0.8% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jon alive today is about 53 years old, and 49% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 43 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jon first appears in the records in 1898 and was given most often in 1964, to 4,941 babies. In 2025, 246 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1898 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jon never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #65, in 1968, and it was in the top 100 for 15 years, 1960 to 1974. In 2025 it ranked #951.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #951 |
| Best rank | #65 (1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (1960 to 1974) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #83 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jon were born in California than in any other state: about 14,124 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jon was given 2.4 times as often in Minnesota, 2.2 times in North Dakota and 2 times in Hawaii.
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