Boys' name · peaked in 1965
Jon name popularity since 1925
168,934 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jon (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1966 or earlier, so the typical Jon is about 60 years old in 2026. Jon peaked in 1965 as the #78 name for boys, and it ranked #951 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 168,934
- Named Jon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #951
- for boys in 2025 (246 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 1,243 girls · 167,691 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 2.45× its national share
Peak year is the year Jon made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jon births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1964. Measured as a share of all babies, Jon peaked in 1965.
- Fastest rise: Between 1932 and 1937, Jon became 6.1× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 3,450 to 1 in 5,470.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jon in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 17 | 290 | – |
| 1930s | 74 | 6,364 | #223 |
| 1940s | 238 | 19,033 | #112 |
| 1950s | 204 | 28,950 | #115 |
| 1960s | 288 | 44,879 | #78 |
| 1970s | 205 | 28,690 | #102 |
| 1980s | 154 | 17,704 | #151 |
| 1990s | 39 | 10,364 | #276 |
| 2000s | 24 | 6,241 | #430 |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,582 | #737 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,594 | #951 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.4% of babies named Jon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Jon is most popular
The index compares Jon's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2.45× | 7,479 |
| North Dakota | 2.33× | 1,230 |
| Hawaii | 2.32× | 1,214 |
| Iowa | 2.22× | 4,734 |
| South Dakota | 2.05× | 1,094 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jon and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jon (this page) | 167,691 | 1965 |
| John | 4,262,191 | 1880 |
| Jhon | 2,665 | 1910 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jon (1965).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data