Jonn
Jonn is a masculine name of uncertain origin, potentially a variant of John.
Name Census estimates that about 466 living Americans carry the first name Jonn. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jonn today is around 50 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jonn births was 1970 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jonn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
466
~ 1 in 735,524 Americans
Peak year
1970
19 babies that year
Average age
50
years old
2016 SSA rank
#13,154
Tracked since 1937
Census
Jonn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,220 people with the first name Jonn, which placed it at #10,772 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,772
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,220 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
71.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jonn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jonn is White at 71.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.6%) and Black (10.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jonn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jonn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White71.3% · 870
- Hispanic or Latino10.6% · 129
- Black or African American10.4% · 127
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 44
- Two or more races3.4% · 42
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 8
Popularity
Jonn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jonn from the 1930s through to the 2010s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 130 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jonn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jonn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jonn
The name Jonn is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." This name can be traced back to the Old Testament and was commonly used among the Jewish people in ancient times. The earliest recorded instance of the name Jonn dates back to the 5th century BC, where it appears in various Hebrew scriptures and historical texts.
In the New Testament, Jonn was the name of several prominent figures, including John the Baptist, who baptized Jesus Christ, and John the Apostle, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus and the author of the Gospel of John. These biblical figures played a significant role in the spread of Christianity and contributed to the popularity of the name Jonn throughout the centuries.
During the Middle Ages, the name Jonn gained widespread use across Europe, particularly in England, where it was often spelled as "John." One of the most notable figures from this period was John of Gaunt (1340-1399), a member of the English royal family and a powerful figure during the reign of his nephew, King Richard II.
The Renaissance era saw the emergence of several famous individuals bearing the name Jonn, including the Italian artist and sculptor Giovanni Bernini (1598-1680), known for his baroque style and his iconic works such as the Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome. Another notable figure was John Milton (1608-1674), an English poet renowned for his epic poem "Paradise Lost."
In the 18th century, the name Jonn continued to be popular, with individuals like John Adams (1735-1826), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the second President of the country, and John Hancock (1737-1793), a prominent American patriot and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Moving into the 19th century, Jonn remained a commonly used name, with notable figures such as John Keats (1795-1821), an English Romantic poet, and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), the sixth President of the United States and the son of John Adams.
People
Jonn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jonn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jonn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jonn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 466 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jonn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 735,524 US residents.
Is Jonn a common name?
We classify Jonn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 537 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jonn most popular?
The single biggest year for Jonn was 1970, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jonn is about 50 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jonn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,220 people with the name Jonn, or 0.40 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,772 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jonn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jonn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jonn leans strongly male. 1,157 people counted with this name were male (95.1%), compared with 59 female bearers (4.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jonn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jonn is White at 71.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.6%) and Black (10.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jonn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jonn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.3% (870 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jonn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jonn a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jonn in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jonn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jonn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jonn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Jonn?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Jonn at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.