Jones
#4,987 for girls in 2025, 26 births · #810 for boys in 2025, 306 births
Given to boys 97.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 13 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,357since 1880
Jones over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Jones has never cracked the top 500 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,987 | 26 | #810 | 306 |
| 2024 | #5,300 | 24 | #854 | 284 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #964 | 233 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #947 | 240 |
| 2021 | #6,967 | 16 | #913 | 251 |
| 2020 | #7,559 | 14 | #946 | 232 |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | #1,132 | 172 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #1,181 | 161 |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | #1,276 | 142 |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #1,491 | 114 |
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #1,531 | 107 |
| 2014 | — | #1,456 | 112 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,685 | 88 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,003 | 70 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,077 | 64 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,467 | 50 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,753 | 44 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,753 | 44 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,444 | 31 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,451 | 30 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,653 | 41 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,456 | 27 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,528 | 25 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,919 | 15 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,476 | 17 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,040 | 14 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,530 | 9 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,849 | 18 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,451 | 14 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,187 | 11 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,432 | 19 | |
| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,771 | 9 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,564 | 12 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,096 | 10 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,229 | 7 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,203 | 16 | |
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,107 | 14 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,676 | 17 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,108 | 14 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,509 | 8 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,403 | 8 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,203 | 12 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,418 | 7 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,120 | 11 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,054 | 7 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,973 | 11 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,282 | 9 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,963 | 16 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,178 | 14 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,546 | 11 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,902 | 18 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,364 | 12 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,772 | 21 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,295 | 13 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,534 | 26 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,019 | 16 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,945 | 17 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,419 | 29 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,593 | 23 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,551 | 24 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,665 | 21 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,462 | 26 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,340 | 29 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,544 | 23 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,400 | 27 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,394 | 28 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,475 | 23 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,378 | 23 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,255 | 28 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,431 | 24 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,167 | 35 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,276 | 27 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,288 | 27 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,272 | 27 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,221 | 29 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,094 | 35 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,142 | 33 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,247 | 29 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,092 | 36 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,159 | 32 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,426 | 24 | |
| 1931 | — | #959 | 47 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,093 | 40 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,026 | 44 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,041 | 44 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,001 | 49 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,050 | 44 | |
| 1925 | — | #909 | 55 | |
| 1924 | — | #952 | 54 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,087 | 43 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,058 | 44 | |
| 1921 | — | #884 | 62 | |
| 1920 | — | #903 | 58 | |
| 1919 | — | #832 | 62 | |
| 1918 | — | #869 | 58 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,033 | 40 | |
| 1916 | — | #763 | 64 | |
| 1915 | — | #996 | 40 | |
| 1914 | — | #836 | 41 | |
| 1913 | — | #914 | 29 | |
| 1912 | — | #935 | 23 | |
| 1911 | — | #732 | 19 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #804 | 13 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | #778 | 12 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #536 | 14 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #640 | 9 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jones was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Jones is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- South Carolina#374 · 1 in 4,059
- Mississippi#401 · 1 in 3,725
- North Carolina#408 · 1 in 4,161
- Georgia#452 · 1 in 5,199
- Texas#566 · 1 in 5,233
Best ever in a state: #200 in Utah, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #374 | 5 | 1 in 4,059 |
| Mississippi | #401 | 5 | 1 in 3,725 |
| North Carolina | #408 | 8 | 1 in 4,161 |
| Georgia | #452 | 6 | 1 in 5,199 |
| Texas | #566 | 10 | 1 in 5,233 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 44 spots since 2024 (#854 → #810)
- 136 spots since 2020 (#946 → #810)
- 721 spots since 2015 (#1,531 → #810)
- Biggest jump: 626 spots in 1901 (#1,162 → #536)
- Biggest drop: 501 spots in 1900 (#661 → #1,162)
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #520 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 44 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1888–1897
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,582
- Highest: 1 in 5,582 boys born in 2025 were named Jones (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #520 in 1884, was only 1 in 8,803 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 28.9% of all boys named Jones (1,546) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | #520 (1884) | #612 |
| 1890s | 83 | #594 (1894) | #712 |
| 1900s | 96 | #536 (1901) | #814 |
| 1910s | 389 | #732 (1911) | #877 |
| 1920s | 497 | #884 (1921) | #991 |
| 1930s | 332 | #959 (1931) | #1,171 |
| 1940s | 265 | #1,167 (1942) | #1,361 |
| 1950s | 224 | #1,340 (1950) | #1,682 |
| 1960s | 146 | #1,772 (1960) | #2,197 |
| 1970s | 96 | #2,902 (1975) | #3,566 |
| 1980s | 119 | #2,676 (1983) | #3,912 |
| 1990s | 112 | #3,432 (1995) | #5,580 |
| 2000s | 288 | #2,653 (2005) | #3,647 |
| 2010s | 1,080 | #1,132 (2019) | #1,630 |
| 2020s | 1,546 | #810 (2025) | #906 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jones in 1921
boys
#884
62 births · 1 in 17,765 boys
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 17,765 of them was named Jones, which outranked 82.3% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).