Jon Name Popularity

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How popular is Jon?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Jon, ranked the 754th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Jon has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 65, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1968.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1964 with 4,910 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Jon in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1908.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Jon occurred roughly during the years 1912-1915, 1916-1920, 1925-1938, 1939-1947, and 1955-1960, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1970-1976, 1978-1981, 1982-1986, 1989-1996, and 2008-2011.

The popularity trend for Jon has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Jon has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jon?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Jon still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Jon has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Jon (Girl)		Jon (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	311	754
2017		< 5	--	319	742
2016		< 5	--	354	696
2015		< 5	--	330	739
2014		< 5	--	376	677
2013		< 5	--	386	638
2012		< 5	--	388	623
2011		< 5	--	346	679
2010		< 5	--	439	576
2009		5	18,590	444	588
2008		< 5	--	511	526
2007		< 5	--	537	493
2006		< 5	--	595	454
2005		< 5	--	619	430
2004		< 5	--	635	409
2003		< 5	--	692	375
2002		< 5	--	723	365
2001		7	12,662	729	366
2000		12	8,255	752	354
1999		< 5	--	770	345
1998		6	13,166	827	329
1997		11	8,010	829	319
1996		< 5	--	838	315
1995		7	11,034	1,012	275
1994		< 5	--	1,032	271
1993		< 5	--	1,131	254
1992		5	14,239	1,195	241
1991		< 5	--	1,306	227
1990		10	8,150	1,422	216
1989		6	11,446	1,508	192
1988		12	6,442	1,447	189
1987		10	7,008	1,516	181
1986		16	4,826	1,506	177
1985		17	4,534	1,802	151
1984		20	3,913	1,847	147
1983		21	3,735	1,822	149
1982		19	4,082	2,020	141
1981		21	3,786	2,057	132
1980		12	5,677	2,180	127
1979		17	4,305	2,299	118
1978		25	3,146	2,412	108
1977		16	4,305	2,288	118
1976		20	3,447	2,327	111
1975		23	3,091	2,517	102
1974		21	3,244	2,749	94
1973		18	3,537	2,802	94
1972		24	2,848	3,221	89
1971		18	3,563	3,715	78
1970		23	2,972	4,374	68
1969		31	2,315	4,217	67
1968		27	2,382	4,210	65
1967		34	2,019	4,162	71
1966		34	1,993	4,237	77
1965		32	2,083	4,598	78
1964		30	2,217	4,910	79
1963		26	2,391	4,753	84
1962		22	2,630	4,785	84
1961		26	2,381	4,605	93
1960		26	2,331	4,406	97
1959		27	2,210	3,972	105
1958		37	1,804	3,437	117
1957		12	3,564	3,471	110
1956		19	2,663	3,074	116
1955		21	2,434	3,052	115
1954		22	2,335	3,158	111
1953		18	2,555	2,713	121
1952		21	2,295	2,149	135
1951		10	3,600	1,961	138
1950		18	2,388	1,945	138
1949		15	2,674	1,884	144
1948		25	1,914	2,213	129
1947		27	1,882	2,308	123
1946		30	1,638	2,168	117
1945		20	1,910	2,043	112
1944		34	1,392	1,812	122
1943		22	1,862	1,752	127
1942		28	1,577	1,763	125
1941		24	1,628	1,544	128
1940		13	2,359	1,546	123
1939		16	2,076	1,450	121
1938		12	2,506	1,407	126
1937		7	3,614	1,030	150
1936		8	3,245	816	168
1935		9	3,040	537	223
1934		5	4,616	471	244
1933		10	2,773	316	301
1932		< 5	--	165	438
1931		< 5	--	84	652
1930		7	3,849	86	674
1929		< 5	--	53	930
1928		< 5	--	67	800
1927		< 5	--	65	833
1926		6	4,565	55	907
1925		11	3,037	50	964
1924		6	4,748	55	949
1923		< 5	--	46	1,052
1922		< 5	--	58	919
1921		< 5	--	41	1,114
1920		< 5	--	50	979
1919		< 5	--	34	1,219
1918		< 5	--	30	1,304
1917		< 5	--	25	1,416
1916		< 5	--	20	1,623
1915		< 5	--	31	1,171
1914		< 5	--	17	1,524
1913		< 5	--	11	1,742
1912		< 5	--	8	1,967
1911		< 5	--	9	1,235
1910		< 5	--	6	1,508
1909		< 5	--	5	1,581
1908		< 5	--	< 5	--
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	5	1,219
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.