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How popular is the name Jon?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jons are alive today.
Jon (male) is a shortened form of the name Jonathan. Although Jon itself was given to 14 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1798th as a registered name), most Jons are registered as Jonathan, which ranked 296th in 2025 with 153 babies.
Most people called Jon are registered as Jonathan, and share that name's profile: the Jonathan you are most likely to meet is around 43 years old. Half of all Jonathans born in England and Wales are between 38 and 59, and there are at least 200,000 of them alive today. Only some Jonathans go by Jon.
How many babies are named Jon or Jonathan each year?
Combined registrations of Jonathan, Johnathan, Jonathon, Jon. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Jonathan rank as a registered name?
Where does Jon rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Jon short for Jonathan?
Yes - Jon is a shortened form of Jonathan. Jons are usually registered as Jonathan at birth.
When was the name Jon most popular?
The full name Jonathan peaked in 1984, when around 5,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jon itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 124 babies.
How many people are called Jon?
There's no official count of people who go by Jon, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 200,000 people registered as Jonathan born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jon.
How old is the typical Jon?
Most people called Jon are registered as Jonathan. Most living Jonathans are between 38 and 59; the most common age is about 43.
Is Jon becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1984 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.