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Baby name

Jon

Boy

Origin of the name

Jon is a short form of Jonathan, or a form of John.

Classic name

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1964 was its best year: 4,911 births, or 1 baby in 792. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 118 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 951.
168,142births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 79rank at its peak, in 1964

Where babies named Jon are born

1964

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The darker the blue, the more common Jon is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jon is most common in Minnesota (2.4 times), Hawaii (2.3) and North Dakota (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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