Is Jones a boy or girl name?
Jones is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 284 boys were named Jones, so 7.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.2% of the 5,163 US babies named Jones were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #849
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,344
- Babies named Jones since 1880
- 5,163
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 308 babies
Boys and girls named Jones, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 389 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 497 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 332 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 265 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 224 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 146 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 288 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,080 | 39 | 3.5% |
| 2020s | 1,240 | 73 | 5.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 284 | #849 | 24 | #5,344 |
| 2023 | 233 | #965 | 9 | #10,675 |
| 2022 | 240 | #948 | 10 | #10,012 |
| 2021 | 251 | #914 | 16 | #7,089 |
| 2020 | 232 | #946 | 14 | #7,736 |
| 2019 | 172 | #1,134 | 10 | #10,077 |
| 2018 | 161 | #1,183 | 7 | #13,069 |
| 2017 | 142 | #1,281 | 10 | #10,295 |
| 2016 | 114 | #1,495 | 5 | #17,441 |
| 2015 | 107 | #1,535 | 7 | #13,657 |
| 2014 | 112 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 88 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 70 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,093 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,784 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,477 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,475 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,498 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,574 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,015 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,585 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,168 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,795 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,920 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,561 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,353 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,489 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,520 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,975 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,701 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,282 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,756 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,558 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,278 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,769 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,292 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,688 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,199 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,730 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,173 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,617 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,345 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,288 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,662 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,992 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,229 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,284 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,248 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,056 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,398 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,925 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,354 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 26 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 21 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 26 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 23 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 24 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 35 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 29 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 47 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 44 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 44 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 49 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 44 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 55 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 54 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 44 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 62 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 58 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 62 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 58 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 64 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 40 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 41 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 29 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 23 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 19 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 12 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 14 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 11 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 14 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 13 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #660 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jones reached #533 in 1884. As a girl name, it reached #5,344 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jones
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.