Meaning and history
Jon is a short form of Jonathan in English and a Scandinavian and Basque form of John. Jonathan means "Yahweh has given," while John means "Yahweh is gracious," so its meaning depends on the tradition. Notable bearers include musician Jon Bon Jovi, actor Jon Hamm and writer Jon Krakauer.
20062006: 595 births, rank #454
2007: 538 births, rank #492
2008: 512 births, rank #526
2009: 446 births, rank #586
2010: 440 births, rank #576
20112011: 347 births, rank #678
2012: 388 births, rank #625
2013: 389 births, rank #634
2014: 376 births, rank #676
2015: 331 births, rank #736
20162016: 357 births, rank #692
2017: 321 births, rank #742
2018: 314 births, rank #751
2019: 319 births, rank #748
2020: 287 births, rank #809
20212021: 282 births, rank #842
2022: 260 births, rank #897
2023: 254 births, rank #911
2024: 265 births, rank #891
20252025: 246 births, rank #951
Jon moved from #893 to #951 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1964, with 4,911 births.