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How popular is the name Jonjo?

Births per year, rank history and how many Jonjos are alive today.

Jonjo (male) is a shortened form of the name John. Although Jonjo itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 5137th as a registered name), most Jonjos are registered as John, which ranked 174th in 2025 with 296 babies.

Most people called Jonjo are registered as John, and share that name's profile: the John you are most likely to meet is around 80 years old. Half of all Johns born in England and Wales are between 58 and 80, and there are at least 760,000 of them alive today. Only some Johns go by Jonjo.

How many babies are named Jonjo or John each year?

Combined registrations of John, Jonjo. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

010k20k30k1920194019601980200020201904: ~34,588 estimated (33,140-36,036)1914: ~36,276 estimated (35,310-37,243)1924: ~27,582 estimated (26,847-28,317)1934: ~23,161 estimated (22,544-23,778)1944: ~32,683 estimated (31,812-33,554)1954: ~19,584 estimated (18,764-20,404)1964: ~17,680 estimated (16,323-19,038)1974: ~7,049 estimated (5,361-8,738)1984: ~6,856 estimated (4,844-8,869)1994: ~2,273 estimated (1,613-2,932)1996: 1,6541997: 1,4461998: 1,3661999: 1,1622000: 1,1032001: 1,0032002: 9262003: 9322004: 9992005: 9562006: 9112007: 9132008: 8152009: 7722010: 6942011: 6542012: 6302013: 5852014: 6102015: 6072016: 5202017: 5242018: 4912019: 4432020: 3692021: 3622022: 3642023: 3392024: 3072025: 299estimatedactual

Where does John rank as a registered name?

1101002001920194019601980200020201904: ranked 21914: ranked 11924: ranked 11934: ranked 11944: ranked 11954: ranked 21964: ranked 51974: ranked 131984: ranked 141994: ranked 391996: ranked 461997: ranked 491998: ranked 531999: ranked 572000: ranked 582001: ranked 582002: ranked 642003: ranked 662004: ranked 642005: ranked 722006: ranked 732007: ranked 752008: ranked 832009: ranked 832010: ranked 942011: ranked 1002012: ranked 1042013: ranked 1072014: ranked 1012015: ranked 1082016: ranked 1202017: ranked 1182018: ranked 1222019: ranked 1312020: ranked 1502021: ranked 1542022: ranked 1502023: ranked 1582024: ranked 1642025: ranked 174

Where does Jonjo rank as a registered name?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 2,0201997: ranked 1,5781998: ranked 1,3671999: ranked 2,4252000: ranked 1,7032001: ranked 1,5952002: ranked 1,4112003: ranked 1,3262004: ranked 3,0092005: ranked 1,7162006: ranked 2,5382007: ranked 2,2112008: ranked 3,1582009: ranked 1,9812010: ranked 3,8652011: ranked 2,1942012: ranked 1,8522013: ranked 2,2162014: ranked 2,2482015: ranked 1,7862016: ranked 2,5562017: ranked 2,0522018: ranked 3,4122019: ranked 1,8692020: ranked 2,4042021: ranked 4,7892022: ranked 4,0022023: ranked 3,5242024: ranked 5,1202025: ranked 5,137

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 Jonjo short for John?

Yes - Jonjo is a shortened form of John. Jonjos are usually registered as John at birth.

When was the name Jonjo most popular?

The full name John peaked in 1914, when around 36,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jonjo itself peaked as a registered name in 2015, with 13 babies.

How many people are called Jonjo?

There's no official count of people who go by Jonjo, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 760,000 people registered as John born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jonjo.

How old is the typical Jonjo?

Most people called Jonjo are registered as John. Most living Johns are between 58 and 80; the most common age is about 80.

Is Jonjo becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1914 peak.






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