Boys' name · since 1898
Jon
Jon has 168,142 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168,142
- born since 1898
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jon is the #951 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 168,142 recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Jon recorded 168,142 times among boys since 1898, holding rank #951 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #205 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #951 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 168,142 born since 1898
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jon ranks #205 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #951 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 168,142 born since 1898, peaking in the 1960s.
- #205 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168,142
- born since 1898
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jon's 168,142 recorded births place it above 99.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jon compares
168,142 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jon's all-time total is 456x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168,142 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,911 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jon splits its recorded history at 1967: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 4,911 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 4,911
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Jon popularity over time - girls
1,249 total births recorded since 1924 (Jon as girls' name)
Jon by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (44,879 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Jon's strongest decade.
44,879 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 191
1910s
191 births
- 1920s 540
1920s
540 births
- 1930s 6,364
1930s
6,364 births
- 1940s
1940s
19,033 births
- 1950s
1950s
28,950 births
- 1960s
1960s
44,879 births
- 1970s
1970s
28,690 births
- 1980s 17,704
1980s
17,704 births
- 1990s 10,364
1990s
10,364 births
- 2000s 6,241
2000s
6,241 births
- 2010s 3,582
2010s
3,582 births
- 2020s 1,594
2020s
1,594 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 44,879 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jon's total volume
Jon by state
Where Jon concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18,103 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10,247 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 9,504 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 9,423 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 8,313 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 8,291 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 7,479 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6,966 | 4.1% |
18,103 of 168,142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jon's data
- Jon's decade-level peak was the 1960s (44,879 total births); usage has since declined to 1,594 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jons (18,103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~127 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.