Jonson
Jonson is a surname, a patronymic of Jon. It has also been used rarely as a given name.
Meaning & Origin of Jonson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jonson is a surname, a patronymic of Jon. It has also been used rarely as a given name.
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The Story of Jonson
Jonson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 6 Jonsons were born — ranking #6,089 that year. As of 2026, Jonson ranks #9,631 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Jonsons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jonson
Jonson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Jonson's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #6,089. Use the chart and map above to compare Jonson'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 .
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