Boys' name · since 1880
Jones
Jones has 5,357 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,357
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jones is the #810 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,357 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Jones recorded 5,357 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #810 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #810 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,357 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jones ranks #1,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #810 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,357 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,357
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jones's 5,357 recorded births place it above 96.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jones compares
5,357 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Jones's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jones | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,357 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 306 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jones's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jones's full recorded timeline at 1955, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 306 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jones popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 306
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jones popularity over time - girls
138 total births recorded since 2015 (Jones as girls' name)
Jones by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,546 births, 29% of the file).
2020s was Jones's strongest decade.
1,546 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jones births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 84
1880s
84 births
- 1890s 83
1890s
83 births
- 1900s 96
1900s
96 births
- 1910s 389
1910s
389 births
- 1920s 497
1920s
497 births
- 1930s 332
1930s
332 births
- 1940s 265
1940s
265 births
- 1950s 224
1950s
224 births
- 1960s 146
1960s
146 births
- 1970s 96
1970s
96 births
- 1980s 119
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 288
2000s
288 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,080 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,546 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,546 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jones 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 Jones's total volume
Jones by state
Where Jones concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 304 | 5.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 303 | 5.7% |
| #3 | California | | 273 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 248 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Utah | | 194 | 3.6% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 155 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 108 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 96 | 1.8% |
304 of 5,357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Jones appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jones's data
- Texas records the most Joness (304 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jones: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Jones 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.