US rank #2074 Boys' name Peak 2024 2,883 births

Jhon — #2074 US boys' name

2,883 babies named Jhon in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s101900s311910s1201920s2711930s2261940s1871950s1371960s1611970s1741980s1841990s3152000s4892010s3112020s262
#2074
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Jhon was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

72 babies were named Jhon in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jhon

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,883 babies named Jhon between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jhon currently holds the #2074 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 72 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jhon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 489 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Jhon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 355 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jhon in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jhon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,883 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jhon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,883

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

2024

72 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,074

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jhon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
72
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Jhon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
489 births that decade — 17% of Jhon's all-time total
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Jhon by state

Where Jhon concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jhon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
355 12.3%
#2 Florida
123 4.3%
#3 California
93 3.2%
#4 Texas
67 2.3%
#5 New Jersey
49 1.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
21 0.7%
#7 Georgia
12 0.4%
#8 North Carolina
6 0.2%
New York share of Jhon's total US births 12.3%
Even split

355 of 2,883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Jhon appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhon?
2,883 babies have been named Jhon since 1882. It currently ranks #2074 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 72 births.
When was Jhon most popular?
Jhon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 489 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Jhon most popular?
The top states for the name Jhon are New York (355 births), Florida (123 births), California (93 births).
How long has the name Jhon been used?
Jhon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jhon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhonny, Jhonatan, Jhonathan, Jhoan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1882–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.