Jones Boy
How popular is Jones?
#810 boy name in 2025
306 baby boys were named Jones in the US in 2025, making it the 810th most popular boy name. Another 26 girls got the name (#4,986 for girls).
Jones popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #810 for boys (▲ 44 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 306 boys, 26 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+186% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,531 in 2015, #946 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (306 boys) |
| Highest rank | #520 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jones counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jonas family of names ranked #406 for boys in 2025 (#393 the year before), with 782 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jonas | 476 | 61% |
| Jones | 306 | 39% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jones is most popular
Babies named Jones per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Jones by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | #520 |
| 1890s | 83 | #594 |
| 1900s | 96 | #536 |
| 1910s | 389 | #732 |
| 1920s | 497 | #884 |
| 1930s | 332 | #959 |
| 1940s | 265 | #1,167 |
| 1950s | 224 | #1,339 |
| 1960s | 146 | #1,771 |
| 1970s | 96 | #2,900 |
| 1980s | 119 | #2,675 |
| 1990s | 112 | #3,426 |
| 2000s | 288 | #2,649 |
| 2010s | 1,080 | #1,132 |
| 2020s | 1,546 | #810 |
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Questions
- Is Jones a boy or girl name?
- Jones is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Jones were boys.
- How popular is the name Jones?
- 306 baby boys were named Jones in the US in 2025, making it the 810th most popular boy name. Another 26 girls got the name (#4,986 for girls).
- When was Jones most popular?
- Jones peaked in 2025, when 306 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #520 in 1884.
- How many people are named Jones?
- 5,495 babies have been named Jones in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,806 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Jones most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jones was most common in Utah, at 1.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.