Recorded 1929–1999 Girls' name Peak 1954 687 births

Jone — girls' name

687 babies named Jone in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81930s1121940s1971950s2291960s631970s181980s171990s43
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jone was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

35 babies were named Jone in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jone

The Social Security Administration has registered 687 babies named Jone between 1929 and 1999, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jone currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jone performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jone shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jone in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jone 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 687 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.

Jone at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

687

Since 1929

71 years of records

Peak year

1954

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1929

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1999

Jone popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1929

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1954)
35
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
010203040 19991988196519581951194419371929 8

Jone popularity over time — boys

24 total births recorded since 1922 (Jone as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
4.555.566.577.5 1992199119851922 5

Jone by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
229 births that decade — 33% of Jone's all-time total
1920s81930s1121940s1971950s2291960s631970s181980s171990s43

Jone by state

Where Jone concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jone
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Iowa
7 1.0%
Iowa share of Jone's total US births 1.0%

7 of 687 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jone?
687 babies have been named Jone since 1929. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1954 with 35 births.
When was Jone most popular?
Jone was most popular in the 1950s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Jone most popular?
The top states for the name Jone are Iowa (7 births).
How long has the name Jone been used?
Jone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 71 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Jone?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joni, Jonnie, Jonna, Jonathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1929–1999 (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.