Jones
Jones is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jones
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jones is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jones
American parents first put Jones on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 284 Joness were born — ranking #847 that year. About 32% of every Jones on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jones ranks #865 for baby boys with 277 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jones
Jones is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Jones's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #520. Use the chart and map above to compare Jones's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.