Jones vs Jon

Side-by-side comparison of Jones and Jon — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jones

Boy name · Rank #849

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Name B

Jon

Boy name · Rank #891

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Metric Jones Jon
Current Rank #849 #891
Total Births (all years) 5,051 167,895
Peak Year 2024 1964
Peak Year Births 284 4,912
Peak Decade 2020ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1898

Births by Decade

Decade Jones Jon
1880ss 84 —
1890ss 83 5
1900ss 96 5
1910ss 389 191
1920ss 497 540
1930ss 332 6,363
1940ss 265 19,034
1950ss 224 28,949
1960ss 146 44,879
1970ss 96 28,693
1980ss 119 17,706
1990ss 112 10,364
2000ss 288 6,241
2010ss 1,080 3,579
2020ss 1,240 1,346

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jones Jon
2014 112 376
2015 107 331
2016 114 357
2017 142 321
2018 161 313
2019 172 318
2020 232 286
2021 251 281
2022 240 260
2023 233 254
2024 284 265

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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