Boys' name · since 1968
Sjon
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Sjon, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
37 boys have been named Sjon since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sjon has 37 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2006.
- #24,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sjon ranks #24,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sjon's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sjon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sjon's full recorded timeline at 1972, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sjon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2006
- Peak year (1970)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Sjon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (27 births, 73% of the file).
1970s was Sjon's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Sjon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (73% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sjon's data
- Sjon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Sjon
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sjon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1968–2006 (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 Sjon 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.