Male name
Jon
1,423 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 3.
Origin
Contracted Low German form of Johann, also short form of Jonas and Jonathan as well as JohannesTranslated by Arcanes from the German Wiktionary, entry “Jon”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 124 births. 1,423 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It is still given: 69 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1964: 4,941 births. 169,391 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. At its peak, it ranked 65th among boys' names in 1968. It really came into use around 1915. It is still given: 1,307 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1975: 7 births. 69 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s and 2000s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,781* | 1915–2025 | — |
| France | 940 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Austria | 177 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 119 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
1 + 6 + 5 = 12 → 3
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
6 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 = 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.