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Boy name

Jones

As of 2025, Jones ranks #810 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 306 boys received the name that year. It has climbed from #946 to #810 over the past five years. SSA records for Jones go back to 1880; the peak came in 1884 at #520, with 13 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Utah, where it ranks #288 among boy names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#810
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#520
in 1884 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
306
boys named Jones

Jones popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.010%0.015%0.019%18801900192019401960198020002020#520 in 1884
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1884

Where Jones is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025NHWashington: #639 (10 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WA#639Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025NDMinnesota: #552 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MN#552Wisconsin: #678 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#678Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025MINew York: #914 (14 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#914Massachusetts: #789 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MA#789Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025RIOregon: #474 (7 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)OR#474Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025IAIllinois: #1133 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1133Indiana: #773 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#773Ohio: #1015 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1015Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025CTCalifornia: #643 (43 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#643Utah: #288 (17 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)UT#288Colorado: #571 (9 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#571Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025MOKentucky: #526 (8 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)KY#526West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025WVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025VAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025DEArizona: #527 (13 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)AZ#527New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025ARTennessee: #719 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#719North Carolina: #718 (12 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#718South Carolina: #668 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)SC#668District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025DCOklahoma: #698 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OK#698Louisiana: #672 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#672Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025MSAlabama: #573 (8 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)AL#573Georgia: #519 (20 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)GA#519Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jones in 2025HITexas: #876 (29 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#876Florida: #1126 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1126
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#288), Oregon (#474), Georgia (#519)

Uniqueness score

50/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jones in the most recent year of SSA data.

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