Boys' name · since 1996

Jshon

101 babies named Jshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,363 of 45,481
all-time among boys
101
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Jshon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 101 have been recorded since 1996.

Jshon has 101 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2010.

  • #17,363 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 101 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jshon ranks #17,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,363 of 45,481
all-time among boys
101
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jshon's 101 recorded births place it above 61.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jshon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jshon's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jshon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
46810121416 199620002001200220032004200520062007200820092010 7

Jshon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 87% of the file).

2000s was Jshon's strongest decade.

88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.

Jshon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (87% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jshon?
Jshon has been given to 101 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,363 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 14 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Jshon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jshon ranks #17,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jshon most popular?
Jshon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jshon been used?
Jshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 15 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Jshon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jshawn, Jshaun, Jshin, Jshun. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jshon's data

  • Jshon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jshon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jshon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2010 (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 Jshon 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.