Jon has been given to about 169,391 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Jon ranks 951st among American boys in 2025, with 246 born that year. Its best year was 1964, when 4,941 babies were given the name, ranking 79th. The typical living American called Jon is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.