Jon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jon is a masculine given name. It is often short for Jonathan. The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes.

From Wikipedia

Jon first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 124 babies (rank #239 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,272

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

124

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Game of Thrones: Jon Snow — bastard, Lord Commander

Famous people named Jon

Jon Fosseliterary scholar · b. 1959
Jon Favreaufilm screenwriter · b. 1966
Jon Bernthalfilm actor · b. 1976
Jon Andoni Goikoetxeaassociation football player · b. 1965
Jon Hammfilm actor · b. 1971

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	124	#239
1997	115	#254
1998	85	#306
1999	88	#307
2000	78	#329
2001	88	#310
2002	75	#341
2003	80	#342
2004	64	#433
2005	61	#465
2006	63	#486
2007	66	#495
2008	36	#796
2009	43	#703
2010	28	#1,010
2011	33	#888
2012	30	#970
2013	31	#945
2014	34	#873
2015	23	#1,173
2016	27	#1,067