Is Jon a boy or girl name?
Jon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 265 boys were named Jon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 169,144 US babies named Jon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #891
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jon since 1898
- 169,144
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 4,942 babies
Boys and girls named Jon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 540 | 23 | 4.1% |
| 1930s | 6,363 | 74 | 1.1% |
| 1940s | 19,034 | 238 | 1.2% |
| 1950s | 28,949 | 204 | 0.7% |
| 1960s | 44,879 | 288 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 28,693 | 205 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 17,706 | 154 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 10,364 | 39 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 6,241 | 24 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 3,579 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,346 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 265 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 254 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 260 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 281 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 286 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 318 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 313 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 321 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 357 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 331 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 376 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 388 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 388 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 347 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 440 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 446 | #587 | 5 | #18,612 |
| 2008 | 512 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 538 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 595 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 619 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 635 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 692 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 723 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 729 | #366 | 7 | #12,666 |
| 2000 | 752 | #354 | 12 | #8,259 |
| 1999 | 770 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 827 | #329 | 6 | #13,167 |
| 1997 | 829 | #319 | 11 | #8,010 |
| 1996 | 838 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,011 | #276 | 7 | #11,034 |
| 1994 | 1,033 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,131 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 1,196 | #240 | 5 | #14,240 |
| 1991 | 1,305 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,424 | #216 | 10 | #8,151 |
| 1989 | 1,509 | #192 | 6 | #11,448 |
| 1988 | 1,450 | #189 | 12 | #6,443 |
| 1987 | 1,515 | #181 | 10 | #7,010 |
| 1986 | 1,506 | #177 | 16 | #4,825 |
| 1985 | 1,800 | #151 | 17 | #4,533 |
| 1984 | 1,848 | #147 | 20 | #3,913 |
| 1983 | 1,824 | #148 | 21 | #3,735 |
| 1982 | 2,019 | #141 | 19 | #4,083 |
| 1981 | 2,058 | #132 | 21 | #3,787 |
| 1980 | 2,177 | #127 | 12 | #5,679 |
| 1979 | 2,298 | #118 | 17 | #4,304 |
| 1978 | 2,410 | #108 | 25 | #3,145 |
| 1977 | 2,288 | #117 | 16 | #4,306 |
| 1976 | 2,324 | #111 | 20 | #3,447 |
| 1975 | 2,516 | #102 | 23 | #3,091 |
| 1974 | 2,750 | #94 | 21 | #3,248 |
| 1973 | 2,799 | #94 | 18 | #3,538 |
| 1972 | 3,221 | #89 | 24 | #2,848 |
| 1971 | 3,717 | #78 | 18 | #3,566 |
| 1970 | 4,370 | #68 | 23 | #2,975 |
| 1969 | 4,214 | #68 | 31 | #2,318 |
| 1968 | 4,209 | #65 | 27 | #2,382 |
| 1967 | 4,161 | #71 | 34 | #2,020 |
| 1966 | 4,240 | #76 | 34 | #1,994 |
| 1965 | 4,599 | #78 | 32 | #2,084 |
| 1964 | 4,912 | #78 | 30 | #2,218 |
| 1963 | 4,751 | #84 | 26 | #2,390 |
| 1962 | 4,782 | #84 | 22 | #2,630 |
| 1961 | 4,608 | #93 | 26 | #2,385 |
| 1960 | 4,403 | #97 | 26 | #2,332 |
| 1959 | 3,975 | #105 | 27 | #2,212 |
| 1958 | 3,441 | #117 | 37 | #1,801 |
| 1957 | 3,467 | #110 | 12 | #3,565 |
| 1956 | 3,078 | #116 | 19 | #2,666 |
| 1955 | 3,056 | #115 | 20 | #2,505 |
| 1954 | 3,161 | #111 | 22 | #2,335 |
| 1953 | 2,714 | #120 | 18 | #2,556 |
| 1952 | 2,151 | #135 | 21 | #2,295 |
| 1951 | 1,961 | #138 | 10 | #3,601 |
| 1950 | 1,945 | #138 | 18 | #2,388 |
| 1949 | 1,884 | #144 | 15 | #2,673 |
| 1948 | 2,214 | #128 | 25 | #1,914 |
| 1947 | 2,307 | #123 | 27 | #1,881 |
| 1946 | 2,168 | #117 | 30 | #1,636 |
| 1945 | 2,043 | #112 | 20 | #1,910 |
| 1944 | 1,812 | #122 | 34 | #1,392 |
| 1943 | 1,752 | #127 | 22 | #1,862 |
| 1942 | 1,763 | #125 | 28 | #1,576 |
| 1941 | 1,545 | #128 | 24 | #1,629 |
| 1940 | 1,546 | #123 | 13 | #2,358 |
| 1939 | 1,450 | #121 | 16 | #2,076 |
| 1938 | 1,408 | #126 | 12 | #2,507 |
| 1937 | 1,030 | #150 | 7 | #3,614 |
| 1936 | 816 | #168 | 8 | #3,247 |
| 1935 | 537 | #223 | 9 | #3,040 |
| 1934 | 471 | #244 | 5 | #4,617 |
| 1933 | 317 | #300 | 10 | #2,774 |
| 1932 | 164 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 84 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 86 | #673 | 7 | #3,849 |
| 1929 | 53 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 67 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 65 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 55 | #907 | 6 | #4,566 |
| 1925 | 50 | #964 | 11 | #3,036 |
| 1924 | 55 | #949 | 6 | #4,748 |
| 1923 | 46 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 58 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 50 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 30 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,623 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 31 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 17 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jon reached #65 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #1,392 in 1944. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.