Jones vs Jonathan

Side-by-side comparison of Jones and Jonathan — 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

Jonathan

Boy name · Rank #83

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Metric Jones Jonathan
Current Rank #849 #83
Total Births (all years) 5,051 866,991
Peak Year 2024 1988
Peak Year Births 284 24,348
Peak Decade 2020ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jones Jonathan
1880ss 84 192
1890ss 83 129
1900ss 96 139
1910ss 389 660
1920ss 497 1,078
1930ss 332 1,663
1940ss 265 8,297
1950ss 224 25,817
1960ss 146 47,388
1970ss 96 107,935
1980ss 119 229,959
1990ss 112 197,500
2000ss 288 144,842
2010ss 1,080 79,860
2020ss 1,240 21,532

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jones Jonathan
2014 112 8,120
2015 107 7,656
2016 114 6,980
2017 142 6,527
2018 161 5,774
2019 172 5,466
2020 232 4,755
2021 251 4,458
2022 240 4,213
2023 233 4,088
2024 284 4,018

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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